racketeering
noun
the practice of conducting or engaging in a racket, as extortion or bootlegging.
antiracketeering
-
a word derived from
racketeering.
Example Sentences
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The national assembly swiftly passed sweeping antiracketeering laws that permit wider use of phone taps, property searches, confiscation of the property of suspected Mafiosi and guarantees of protection for state's witnesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Congress adopted an obscure antiracketeering law in 1970, it seemed to target a particular kind of criminal: the old-school gangster wearing a fedora and a bulging shoulder holster.
From Time Magazine Archive
