| 1. | Italian, La Mano Nera. any of various secret criminal groups organized in Italy and operating in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, practicing blackmail and violence. |
| 2. | an anarchistic society in Spain, suppressed in 1883. |
| 3. | a nationalistic society in Serbia, suppressed in 1914. |
| Black Hand n. A secret society organized for acts of terrorism and blackmail that was active in the United States in the early 20th century. |