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protection racket

protection racket noun: a criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

Noun

protection racket (plural protection rackets)

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

Forms of protection racket

pluralprotection rackets

Questions about protection racket

What does protection racket mean?
Protection racket means a criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.
What part of speech is protection racket?
Protection racket is a noun.
What is the plural of protection racket?
The plural of protection racket is protection rackets.

Words near protection racket in the dictionary

  1. protection course
  2. protection courses
  3. protection money
  4. protection proxies
  5. protection proxy
  6. protection racket
  7. protection rackets
  8. protectional
  9. protectionary
  10. protectionism
  11. protectionisms

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