| 单词 | the rackets |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe rackets c. Originally U.S. A criminal enterprise, esp. one conducted by an organized group; the rackets: organized crime in general.numbers, protection, vice racket: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > criminal deed > [noun] > of gangsters gangsterism1920 racket1925 racketeering1926 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > organized crime racket1925 racketeering1926 1925 Chicago Sunday Tribune 3 May i. 20/4 Here's my idea on crime. Everything is organized nowadays. The racket guys who deal in the things..like pinochle and poker games, are somewhat organized. 1953 R. May Man's Search for Himself ii. 47 The individual crook cannot make out very well on his own these days: he has to join a racket. 1977 Times 29 Nov. 14/2 Ulster by the middle of 1974 was suffering from rackets and violent crime on a scale equal to some of Europe's most notorious cities. 1995 Evening Sun (Baltimore) 28 July 5/1 Odessa was the place where the Jews ran the rackets. 2004 F. Saggio & F. Rosen Born to Mob iii. 18 Philly Lucky could usually be found at..Kennedy Airport where he controlled the rackets for the Bonanno Family. < as lemmas |
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