| 单词 | racketeer |
| 释义 | racketeer (once / 7086 pages) nv A racketeer is a criminal, especially one who's involved in organized white collar crime or dishonest business dealings. If a lawyer embezzles money from her clients, she is a racketeer. Racketeers commit crimes in order to make money for themselves. In many cases, a racketeer is a business owner or professional who falsifies financial records to hide income or bills clients for more than they owe. A racket is a scam or fake service that's run by a racketeer — and the crime itself, if the racketeer is caught, is called racketeering. The source of all three words is thought to be racquet, and the idea of a scam as a "game." WORD FAMILYracketeer: racketeered, racketeering, racketeers+/racket: racketed, racketeer, racketing, rackets, racketted, racketting, rackety/rackety: racketiness USAGE EXAMPLESCole entered a guilty plea under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Jurors are discussing three months of evidence in the racketeering conspiracy trial of six alleged Hobos leaders. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Gregory “Bowlegs” Chester and five co-defendants are charged with racketeering that prosecutors say included murders. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) Hypo|Hyper bagman a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 2v carry on illegal business activities involving crime Hyper carry on, conduct, deal direct the course of; manage or control |
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