protection racket

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protection racket

noun protection rackets

A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

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noun criminal extortion scheme

Français	racket
Deutsch	Schutzgelderpressung
Русский	крышева́ние kryševánije

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@misc{protection_racket_2026,
  title = {protection racket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protection%20racket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}