protection racket

Frequency: 7.511.2 per million words

an illegal scheme where criminals demand money from businesses to 'protect' them

racketADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

protection

Examples (10)

  • The local gang was running a protection racket in the neighborhood.
  • Businesses in the area were forced to pay the protection racket to avoid trouble.
  • He was arrested for his involvement in a large-scale protection racket.
  • Operating a protection racket often involves intimidation and violence.
  • The police launched an investigation into the suspected protection racket targeting restaurants.
  • Nobody dared to report the protection racket due to fear of retaliation.
  • The documentary exposed how organized crime groups sustain their protection rackets.
  • She refused to give in to the demands of the protection racket and called the authorities.
  • For years, they profited immensely from their illicit protection racket.
  • The new law aims to crack down on criminal organizations running protection rackets.