Verb
- Present participle of racketeer.
Origin
Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.
racketeering
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racketeering - Legal Definition
n
A system of organized
criminal extortion of money or favors from businesses through the use of
violence, intimidating, or other illegal means; a pattern of illegal activity
carried out by a criminal group or syndicate, including but not limited to
fraud, murder, extortion, and bribery. See also bribe,
bribery, extort, extortion, and fraud.
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"racketeering." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/racketeering>.
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racketeering. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/racketeering
