Crossword clues for preman
preman
Wikipedia
Preman may refer to:
- Human evolution
- Preman (Indonesian gangster)
A preman is a member of an Indonesian organized gang, encompassing street level criminals up through crime bosses. Premans are often perceived negatively throughout Indonesian society due to associations with violence and criminality. This root word is derived from a term which describes the "confluence of state power and criminality". However, organized crime in Indonesia has a more enduring and complicated history, as the confluence of crime syndicates with perceived legitimate political authority has a history extending as far back as the Medang Kingdom. While associated with brigandry and theft, Indonesian crime syndicates have periodically acted as enforcers to maintain authority and order. The roles of the jago or jawara were particularly important during the Indonesian Revolution, as they often adopted political roles that helped consolidating the power of local authorities. Despite their significance to Indonesian history, syndicates are universally marginalized due to associations with violence and social illegitimacy.
Usage examples of "preman".
I sent him there on my best battlecraft, with orders to kill ever preman he found.
Your discovery of the dagger on the female led the Inquisition to a nest of preman heretics and demonists hiding in the jail.
She was deaf to the whistles of two preman boys setting the sidewalk tables for La China.
In the age of their lost greatness, the preman spacemen had slowed it with huge nuclear rockets, slung it first around Mars and then around the moon, steered it at last into Earth orbit.