noun
racketeering
noun
1
The crime of operating an illegal, organized scheme for profit, especially through extortion, fraud, or other repeated illegal activity.
"The mob boss was convicted of racketeering and tax evasion."
"Federal racketeering laws let prosecutors target entire criminal organizations, not just individuals."
How to Use Racketeering
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRunning an organized criminal enterprise for profit — the crime targeted by laws like the US RICO Act.
Common pairings
racketeering charges
convicted of racketeering
organized crime and racketeering
Word Forms
racketeerings plural
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Etymology
Coined in Chicago in the late 1920s to describe organized crime's grip on labor unions and businesses, from "racket" in the sense of a criminal scheme.
Rhymes for racketeering
Bering
peering
jeering
Deering
Goering
lowering
covering
offering
entering
altering
cheering
steering
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