rackets

/ ˈrækɪts /

noun

1. (functioning as singular)

   1. a game similar to squash played in a large four-walled court by two or four players using rackets and a small hard ball

   2. ( as modifier )

      a rackets court

      a rackets championship

Example Sentences

After being sworn in, Jeri vowed to spend the remainder of the presidential term cracking down on spiralling violence linked to extortion rackets run by organized crime gangs.

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But according to law enforcement authorities, being locked up hasn’t stopped him from running drug and protection rackets in his old neighborhood.

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The allegations included a murder plot, overseeing rackets in the Los Angeles County jails and pursuing an alliance between his U.S. prison gang and a drug cartel from his home state of Michoacán.

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“They are known for engaging in murder, car bombings and extortion rackets throughout the world.”

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The groups battled for control of pipelines but also drug trafficking, extortion rackets and theft of cargo trucks.

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