| 词汇 | extortion-racket |
| 释义 | extortion racket noun[ C ] ukus an organized illegal activity in which a person or group tries to get money from someone by using force or threats: Ten people have been arrested on charges of running an extortion racket in the town. Examples of extortion racketextortion racket In the late 1930s, the extortionracket was busted by law enforcement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In an extortionracket the racketeers agree not to attack a business. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And they collect millions of dollars by greatly exaggerating the size and danger of such groups, becoming a massive extortionracket. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of my constituents think that it is more akin to an extortionracket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Through civil suits and new regulations, the city expelled mob employees and vendors and ended the extortion rackets against honest seafood vendors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As well as extortion rackets, the groups also worked in car insurance and theft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Protection rackets are not the same as extortion rackets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pirate fleets exercised hegemony over villages on the coast, collecting revenue by exacting tribute and running extortion rackets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The aim is to push goods on to the road so that extortion rackets can be operated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most extortion rackets have an impact on their victim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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