Racketeering meaning

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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The criminal action of being involved in a racket.
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Present participle of racketeer.
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Origin of racketeering

Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

Sentence Examples

  • Tops then rapidly for racketeering extortion dollar players get.

  • prosecutestill vigorously prosecuting electronic racketeering in Phoenix, Arizona.

  • The main causes being pointed to include nepotism, corruption, racketeering and the most serious charge of collusion.

  • Secondly, metal briefcases are commonly used by people who are looking forward to spending their retirement doing time for federal racketeering charges.

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