racketeering 1 of 2

noun

as in gangsterism

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racketeering

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verb

present participle of racketeer
as in extorting

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Recent Examples of racketeering
Noun
Ashley and Michael Ketcherside, who are married, are charged with participating in an enterprise through racketeering and money laundering of more than $150,000 but less than $300,000. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Brian Steel, who represented Young Thug at his racketeering trial in Atlanta, recently joined Banks’ legal team and sat at the defense table Tuesday. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026 Ryan was convicted in 2006 on 18 felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy, tax and mail fraud and lying to the FBI. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 Years of allegations and complaints culminated in a 2015 Justice Department indictment of several top soccer officials on charges including racketeering, wire fraud, and money-laundering conspiracies. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said in a press release that eight defendants pleaded guilty to charges related to racketeering, gambling and money laundering. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 In June 1986, Tony Spilotro was set to face a new trial on a racketeering charge connected to the Hole in the Wall Gang and its burglaries. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026 In 2015, an FBI/IRS investigation resulted in the arrests of high-level FIFA officials and associates for wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. — Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
  1. gangsterism
  2. extorting
  3. malfeasance
  4. blackmailing
  5. criminality
  6. coercing
  7. misconduct
  8. wresting
Noun
  • Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
    — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of gangsterism
Verb
  • According to the complaint, DGCIM officers repeatedly beat him, fractured his back, administered electric shocks — including to his genitals — and threatened to kill him while extorting money from his wife.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Across the globe, prosecutors said, the organizations preyed on lower-income members of the Indian community, either pressing them into service of the gangs or extorting them.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of extorting
Noun
  • Experts have identified three possible cases of gambling malfeasance from the 2026 World Cup.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • So far no concrete evidence has surfaced indicating malfeasance within the Justice Department in not filing charges.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of malfeasance
Verb
  • In the past, models from OpenAI and other providers were theoretically shown to be capable of blackmailing users to prevent shutdowns.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Definition of blackmailing
Noun
  • These programs are laudable, certainly beneficial for some people, but overall are of limited effect even in reducing recidivism, let alone dealing with the conditions that generate criminality in the first place.
    — Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The administration says the best way to stop such abuses and criminality is to disincentivize immigrant children from coming in the first place.
    — Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
Definition of criminality
Verb
  • Travis Reed, who was a fire captain with the now-defunct Briar Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to coercing a minor into producing child pornography in September, according to a summary of facts in the case.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • The Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression Act would prohibit federal agencies and employees from coercing or trying to coerce broadcasters and providers of online services or AI services into changing content.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Definition of coercing
Noun
  • When Platner arrived, the place seemed haunted not only by American misconduct but also by Saddam Hussein’s use of it to imprison and abuse political dissidents during his reign.
    — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • Notably, there’s no public indication that Barron is suspected of misconduct or had any involvement in matters related to Andrew and Tristan Tate.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
Definition of misconduct
Verb
  • French police rounded up thousands of Jews over two days in July 1942, wresting children from their mothers’ arms and dispatching everyone to Nazi death camps.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The Smithsonian Institution, which oversees twenty-one museums, among other establishments, operates independently from the executive branch of the government, which makes wresting control over it more difficult.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 15 July 2026
Definition of wresting

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