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RICO ACT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does RICO Act mean?
• RICO ACT (noun)
The noun RICO ACT has 1 sense:
1. law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
Familiarity information: RICO ACT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
anti-racketeering law; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; RICO; RICO Act
Hypernyms ("RICO Act" is a kind of...):
law (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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