racketeering

[ US /ˌɹækɪˈtɪɹɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌækɪtˈi‍əɹɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. engaging in a racket
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How To Use racketeering In A Sentence

  • The collapse of the command economy has given way to a good deal of racketeering and corruption.
  • It's part of a national chain of illegal racketeering outlets.
  • He was acquitted of eight charges involving cocaine racketeering.
  • Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.
  • Whereas the protection racket dominates Russian business at the street level, the government serves as the roof for oligarchic businesses that have their own security and are thus not vulnerable to crude racketeering.
  • He has accused her of racketeering, as well as fraud and unjust enrichment. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Secretary of State revoked his licence because of his involvement in terrorism, racketeering and drug dealing.
  • The paramilitary organisations on both sides have long since been political fronts for gangsterism and racketeering.
  • THE House of Representatives 'Ad Hoc Committee reviewing activities in the Oil and Gas sectors from 1999 - 2008 has indicted former President Olusegun Obasanjo, while recommending stiff penalties against ministry officials responsible for what it described as racketeering in oil blocks' awards during the period under review. AllAfrica News: Latest
  • The paramilitary organisations on both sides have long since been political fronts for gangsterism and racketeering.
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