racketeering

/ˌrækɪˈtɪrɪŋ/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. crimen organizado

    • He was charged with racketeering.

      Fue acusado de crimen organizado.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cartel

A cartel is the organization — a group controlling an illegal trade; racketeering is the activity itself, running organized criminal schemes.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa racketeering?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He was charged with ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a racketeering?

noun

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