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racketeering

rac·ke·tee·ring

US/ˌrækɪˈtɪrɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

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