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Meanings of racketeering in English

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raqueteo

Any illegal business.

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        Examples for "racket"
        1
        Martins said, 'The police have implicated Harry in a very serious racket.
        The Third Man
        2
        Still, this was about racket, not reality, and Dominique probably was right.
        Before you know kindness
        3
        To summarize: Three steps must be taken to smash the war racket.
        War is a racket
        4
        Later she said of her racket abuse: I just threw my racket.
        The Guardian
        5
        What with all this racket, I can't really hear you too good.
        Black house
        1
        Criminals use them as hide-outs, or as a place to conduct illegal business.
        The South African
        2
        He lives in a village with an economy largely dependent on illegal business.
        The Guardian
        3
        Doin' business, illegal business, in the same spot, day after day, year after year?
        I'll never get out of this world alive
        4
        It's an illegal business and everyone is sitting on their hands in Wellington doing nothing.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Charges-contempt of court and carrying on an illegal business.
        Under the Great Bear
        1
        He amassed many millions of pounds through his greed and criminal enterprise.
        The Guardian
        2
        His skinny friend was obviously the assistant manager of their criminal enterprise.
        Take a Chance on Me
        3
        Over time, it expanded its criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit.
        Reuters
        4
        Surely the person against whom the criminal enterprise was directed.
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
        5
        We don't want to talk to you about your own not-so-successful ventures into criminal enterprise.
        Blind Man's Alley
        Usage of racketeering in English
        1
        The racketeering claim could have resulted in triple damages under state law.
        Reuters
        2
        The following year she pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges.
        News.com.au
        3
        The former president is facing charges of money laundering, fraud and racketeering.
        The South African
        4
        Gumede was arrested in June on charges of fraud, corruption, and racketeering.
        The South African
        5
        Humphreys remained largely unscathed throughout the many years of his labor racketeering.
        The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
        6
        The racketeering case was an outgrowth of an RIAA suit targeting Andersen.
        Wired
        7
        He is also charged racketeering and extortion for other alleged criminal activity.
        Reuters
        8
        He had already represented John Cerasani in the 1982 Bonanno racketeering trial.
        King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
        9
        But there's something about introducing a safe fee that smacks of racketeering.
        News.com.au
        10
        Webb faces U.S. charges of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering.
        Reuters
        11
        Possible charges could include wire fraud, conspiracy and racketeering, Callan said.
        Reuters
        12
        Gleeson then led another racketeering case against the Gambino family boss in 1992.
        The new yorker
        13
        Malema was accused of money laundering, racketeering and fraud relating to government contracts.
        The South African
        14
        The racketeering and money laundering charges carry potential prison sentences of 20 years.
        Reuters
        15
        A year and a half ago, he'd arrested him for assault and racketeering.
        Leviathan Wakes
        16
        The charges relate to 783 counts of corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering.
        The South African
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