racketeering

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12

Definition of racketeering

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of racketeer

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Etymology

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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