racketeering

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noun

The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

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racketry
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Meanings

nounracketeering (usually uncountable, plural racketeerings)

plural racketeerings

  1. uncountableusuallyThe criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

    Synonyms: racketry

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of racketeer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

Similar
racketry
Also see
racketry

Origin

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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Translations

Afrikaans rampokkery
  • rampokkerycriminal action
German Gaunerei
  • Gaunereicriminal action
Portuguese extorsão
  • extorsãocriminal action
Turkish şantaj
  • şantajcriminal action
Cite this entry
APA

racketeering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racketeering

MLA

“racketeering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racketeering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “racketeering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racketeering.

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