protection racket

noun

A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

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Meanings

nounprotection racket (plural protection rackets)

plural protection rackets

  1. crimeA criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

Translations

Finnish suojeluraha
  • suojelurahacriminal extortion scheme
French racket
  • racketcriminal extortion scheme
German Schutzgelderpressung
  • Schutzgelderpressungcriminal extortion scheme
Polish haracz
  • haraczcriminal extortion scheme
Russian крышева́ние
  • крышева́ние (kryševánije)criminal extortion scheme
Swedish beskyddarverksamhet
  • beskyddarverksamhetcriminal extortion scheme
Cite this entry
APA

protection racket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protection%20racket

MLA

“protection racket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protection%20racket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protection racket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protection%20racket.

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