racketeering

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Present participle of racketeer
The criminal action of being involved in a racket
Racketeering is making money from illegal activities such as threatening people or selling worthless, immoral, or illegal goods or services. Edwards was indicted on racketeering charges but never convicted. when someone earns money through crime and illegal activities
{i} engaging in organized crime (such as blackmail, bootlegging, smuggling, etc.)
engaging in a racket
racketeer
to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization
racketeer
one who instigates or has involvement with a racket
racketeer
to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes
anti-racketeering law
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
racketeer
some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) carry on illegal business activities involving crime
racketeer
one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business
racketeer
A racketeer is someone who makes money from illegal activities such as threatening people or selling worthless, immoral, or illegal goods or services. someone who earns money through crime and illegal activities
racketeer
{f} engage in organized crime (such as blackmail, bootlegging, smuggling, etc.)
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carry on illegal business activities involving crime
racketeer
some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
racketeer
{i} one who participates in organized crime, gangster; swindler, cheater
racketeering

    Turkish pronunciation

    räkîtîrîng

    Pronunciation

    /ˌrakəˈtərəɴɢ/ /ˌrækɪˈtɪrɪŋ/

    Etymology

    () Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.David Witwer, "'The Most Racketeer-Ridden Union in America': The Problem of Corruption in the Teamsters Union During the 1930s," in Corrupt Histories, Emmanuel Kreike and William Chester Jordan, eds., University of Rochester Press, 2004. ISBN 1580461735
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