(esp. in the border regions of Ireland and Scotland) a payment or tribute exacted in return for protection from plunder; cf. blackmail, n. 1.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > protection money (10) black rent1423 (esp. in the border regions of Ireland and Scotland) a payment or tribute exacted in return for protection from plunder; cf. blackmail, n. 1. blackmail1530 A tribute levied on farmers in Scotland and the border counties of England by freebooting Scottish chiefs in return for protection or immunity… protection money1703 money paid to secure protection (sense 1c). protection rent1860 = protection money n.; also in extended use (see quot. 1958). Danegeld1911 An annual tax imposed at the end of the 10th cent. or in the 11th cent., originally (as is supposed) to provide funds for the protection of England… juice1935 Political influence (exercised by or on behalf of criminals); money paid to obtain immunity from prosecution, or lent at a usurious rate of… ice1951 slang. Originally U.S. Money improperly obtained or expended; spec. bribe or protection money. Subcategories:— protection (2) — one who collects (1) |
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