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hoodlum | American Dictionary
hoodlum
noun[ C ]
us/ˈhud·ləm, ˈhʊd-/(infmlhood, us/ˈhʊd/)
a criminal, esp. one who is a member of a group:
Hoodlums robbed two people in a convenience store, police said.