| 单词 | protection racket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprotection racket protection racket n. originally U.S. †(a) the electoral strategy of seeking to attract voters by offering the prospect of protection (sense 4) for their businesses (obsolete); (b) an illegal scheme involving the extortion of money in return for protection (sense 1c). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > protection money > protection protection1872 protection racket1893 1893 Atlanta Constit. 15 June 2/4 The speaker [sc. William J. Bryant] drew a striking illustration of how the republicans worked the protection racket. 1901 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 17 Mar. 1/7 The leaders in that party had felt well assured that in a national campaign they would never again be able to work the protection racket. 1930 Chicago Tribune 5 Mar. 8/3 He..would visit another place and collect a bribe for leaving its proprietor in peace... Lapham..was at one time his partner in the protection racket. 1954 T. S. Eliot Confidential Clerk ii. 62 Colby doesn't need your protection racket So far as I'm concerned. 1976 D. Daiches in D. Villiers Next Year in Jerusalem 275 The characteristics of a Chicago gangster tale: a leader organizing a protection racket, violent measures taken against those who refuse protection money. 2002 Total Film Mar. 21/1 Twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie [Kray] were the sharp-dressed sadists who changed the face of British crime..with their lethal protection racket. < as lemmas |
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