racketeering

/ˈræk.ɪˌtɪər.ɪŋ/· noun

法律C1

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Chinese meaning

敲诈勒索；有组织犯罪活动

从cóng事shì有yǒu组zǔ织zhī非fēi法fǎ敲qiāo诈zhà勒lè索suǒ

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有yǒu组zǔ织zhī犯fàn罪zuì活huó动dòng与yǔ敲qiāo诈zhà勒lè索suǒ

Example

Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus had faced more than 1,700 charges ranging from illegally hunting and dehorning rhinos to racketeering and money laundering.

格鲁内瓦尔德和蒂尔曼·伊拉斯谟斯面临逾1700项指控，从非法猎杀和锯角犀牛，到敲诈勒索和洗钱，不一而足。

Source: The Guardian

Background ✎

南nán非fēi史shǐ上shàng最zuì大dà犀xī牛niú角jiǎo走zǒu私sī案àn宣xuān判pàn，被bèi告gào面miàn临lín包bāo括kuò有yǒu组zǔ织zhī犯fàn罪zuì在zài内nèi的de逾yú千qiān项xiàng重zhòng罪zuì指zhǐ控kòng

Roots · etymology

1927年由芝加哥雇主协会创造，源于工会中的有组织犯罪

racket（非法勾当）+ -eer（从事者后缀）+ -ing（动名词后缀）

Collocations

charged with racketeering / RICO racketeering charges / racketeering conspiracy

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