protection rackets

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of protection racket
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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