n
1. Any
relationship with a person or persons in
authority which enables one to procure
special privileges or to
circumvent the
law.
2. Entrance by
force or
guile, especially in the furtherence of a
burglary.
3. An
introduction; an
invitation;
entree to
circles ordinarily closed to underworld
members.
a
1. Included;
sharing in; having the status of an accomplice.
2. Having
money,
connections, and a measure of underworld
security, usually as a
member of a
criminal syndicate.
3. Enjoying better than average
prison conditions as the result of
political or
social connections.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950