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• racketeer — rack‧e‧teer [ˌrækˈtɪə ǁ ˈtɪr] noun [countable] someone who is part of an organization involved in getting money illegally: • a convicted racketeer racketeering noun [uncountable] : • He has admitted fraud and racketeering. * * * racketeer UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• Racketeer Rabbit — is a 1946 animated short film in the Looney Tunes series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. It stars Bugs Bunny, who duels with a pair of racketeers or gangsters, Rocky and Hugo forerunners who resemble Edward G. Robinson (Rocky, not to be… …   Wikipedia

• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — n. A federal law designed to fight organized crime. abbrv. RICO The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act …   Law dictionary

• racketeer — rack·e·teer /ˌra kə tir/ n: one that engages in racketeering racketeer vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. racketeer …   Law dictionary

• racketeer — RÁCKETEER s.m. (Rar) Pungaş, escroc. [pron. rá che ter. / < engl. racketeer]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 08.08.2005. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

• Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) statue — n.    a federal law which makes it a crime for organized criminal conspiracies to operate legitimate businesses. Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013 …   Law dictionary

• racketeer — 1928 (noun and verb), from RACKET (Cf. racket) (n.1) + EER (Cf. eer). Related: Racketeering …   Etymology dictionary

• racketeer — ► NOUN ▪ a person engaging in fraudulent business dealings. DERIVATIVES racketeering noun …   English terms dictionary

• racketeer — ☆ racketeer [rak΄ə tir′ ] n. [ RACKET1, n. 3 + EER] a person who obtains money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp., extortion vi. to obtain money in any of these ways racketeering n …   English World dictionary

• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO Act or RICO) is a United States federal law that provides for extended penalties for criminal acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. It also …   Wikipedia

• racketeer — n. a big time; petty racketeer * * * [ˌrækɪ tɪə] petty racketeer a big time …   Combinatory dictionary