Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

    Gaunerei

    engaging in a racket

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
criminal action:

Origin

Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the infl

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

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Forms

plural: racketeerings
Singularracketeering

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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