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RACKETEERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does racketeering mean?
• RACKETEERING (noun)
The noun RACKETEERING has 1 sense:
1. engaging in a racket
Familiarity information: RACKETEERING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Engaging in a racket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("racketeering" is a kind of...):
felony (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
Derivation:
racketeer (carry on illegal business activities involving crime)
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