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41 larceny
n юр. кража, воровствоСинонимический ряд:1. embezzlement (noun) embezzlement; extortion; fraud2. theft (noun) burglary; crime; lift; pilferage; pinch; purloining; robbery; steal; stealage; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving -
42 nepotism
n непотизм; протекция родне; семейственность, кумовствоСинонимический ряд:1. dishonesty (noun) bribery; corruption; crookedness; dishonesty; extortion; profiteering; racket; shady deal; venality2. favoritism (noun) favoritism; inequity; partisanship; patronageАнтонимический ряд: -
43 reparation
1. n компенсация, возмещение2. n исправление, заглаживание3. n обыкн. репарации, возмещение4. n обыкн. исправление, ремонтСинонимический ряд:1. atonement (noun) amends; apology; atonement; compensation; expiation; indemnification; indemnity; quittance; recompense; redress; remuneration; reprisal; requital; restitution; retribution; satisfaction; setoff2. repair (noun) renewal; renovation; repair; restorationАнтонимический ряд:appropriation; confiscation; damage; deprivation; destruction; extortion; penalty; plunder; seizure; swindle; theft -
44 swindle
1. n обман, мошенничество, надувательство2. v обманывать, мошенничать, надуватьСинонимический ряд:1. deception (noun) confidence game; deception; extortion; knavery; shakedown; shell game; thimble-rig; trickery2. imposture (noun) cheat; counterfeit; deceit; fake; flam; flimflam; fraud; gyp; hoax; humbug; imposture; mare's nest; phony; put-on; racket; ruse; sell; sham; spoof3. cheat (verb) beat; bilk; boodle; cheat; chisel; chouse; con; cozen; deceive; defraud; diddle; do; dupe; flimflam; gull; gyp; mulct; overreach; ream; sucker; take; trick; victimise; victimize -
45 thievery
1. n кража, воровство2. n украденная вещьСинонимический ряд:1. fraud (noun) bribery; cheating; corruption; embezzlement; extortion; fraud; graft; jobbery; swindling2. theft (noun) burglary; crime; larceny; lift; pinch; purloining; robbery; steal; stealage; stealing; theft; thieving -
46 racket
racket ['rækɪt]1 noun(b) (snowshoe) raquette f∎ to make a racket faire du boucan ou du barouf;∎ the neighbours are making a terrible racket les voisins font un boucan épouvantable;∎ will you turn that racket off! arrêtez ce boucan!∎ protection racket racket m;∎ drugs racket trafic m de drogue;∎ this lottery is such a racket cette loterie, c'est de l'arnaque;∎ he's involved in some money-laundering racket il trempe dans des affaires de blanchiment d'argent∎ what's your racket? vous travaillez dans quoi?;∎ is she still in the teaching/publishing racket? est-ce qu'elle est encore dans l'enseignement/dans l'édition?□familiar (be noisy) faire du boucan(UNCOUNT) (game) racquet-ball m►► Sport racket cover housse f de raquette;Sport racket-press presse-raquette m -
47 bribery
1. n взяточничество; подкупность, продажностьjudicial bribery — подкуп судьи, дача взятки судье
2. n подкуп избирателейСинонимический ряд:dishonesty (noun) corruption; crookedness; dishonesty; extortion; nepotism; profiteering; racket; shady deal; venality -
48 confidence game
Синонимический ряд:deception (noun) deception; extortion; fraud; knavery; shakedown; shell game; swindle; thimble-rig; trickery -
49 hush money
they paid him hush money — они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
money loan — денежная ссуда; заем денег
Синонимический ряд:bribe to ensure silence (noun) blackmail money; bribe; bribe to ensure silence; extortion; graft; haul; theft -
50 jobbery
1. n использование служебного положения в корыстных или личных целях2. n сомнительная операция; спекуляция,3. n коррупция, взяточничествоСинонимический ряд:fraud (noun) bribery; cheating; corruption; embezzlement; extortion; fraud; graft; swindling; thievery -
51 profiteering
n спекуляцияСинонимический ряд:dishonesty (noun) bribery; corruption; crookedness; dishonesty; extortion; nepotism; racket; shady deal; venality -
52 scaring
Синонимический ряд:1. frightening (noun) browbeating; coercion; dread; extortion; fear; fright; frightening; intimidation; terrorizing2. alarming (verb) alarming; awing; frightening; panicking; startling; terrifying; terrorising; terrorizing -
53 shady deal
1. сомнительная сделка2. сомнительное делоdeal with — иметь дело с; обсуждать
Синонимический ряд:dishonesty (noun) bribery; corruption; crookedness; dishonesty; extortion; nepotism; profiteering; racket; venality -
54 shell game
1. игра «в скорлупки»2. мошенничество, жульничествоcome-on game — мошенничество, афера
con game — мошенничество, злоупотребление доверием
Синонимический ряд:deception (noun) confidence game; deception; extortion; fraud; knavery; shakedown; swindle; thimble-rig; trickery -
55 terrorizing
Синонимический ряд:1. frightening (noun) browbeating; coercion; dread; extortion; fear; fright; frightening; intimidation; scaring2. alarming (verb) alarming; awing; frightening; panicking; scaring; startling; terrifying; terrorising3. intimidating (verb) bludgeoning; blustering; browbeating; bulldozing; bullying; cowing; dragooning; hectoring; intimidating -
56 venality
n продажность; коррупция; взяточничествоСинонимический ряд:greed (noun) avarice; bribery; corruption; corruptness; dishonesty; extortion; greed; unscrupulousness; vendibility -
57 shakedown
См. также в других словарях:
extortion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ alleged EXTORTION + NOUN ▪ racket ▪ He was known for running a brutal extortion racket … Collocations dictionary
extortion — extort ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18… … Financial and business terms
extortion — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist … English terms dictionary
extortion — ex·tor·tion /ik stȯr shən/ n 1: the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property; specif: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office 2: the crime of extorting ex·tor·tion·ate / shə nət/ adj… … Law dictionary
extortion racket — ➔ racket * * * extortion racket UK US noun [C] ► an organized illegal activity in which a person or group tries to get money from someone by using force or threats: »Ten people have been arrested on charges of running an extortion racket in the… … Financial and business terms
extortion — c.1300, from L. extortionem (nom. extortio) a twisting out, extorting, noun of action from pp. stem of extorquere wrench out, wrest away, to obtain by force, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)) … Etymology dictionary
extortion — noun arrested on a charge of extortion Syn: blackmail, shakedown; formal exaction … Thesaurus of popular words
extortion — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property; especially the offense committed by an official engaging in such practice 2. something extorted; especially a gross overcharge • extortioner noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
extortion — noun the practice of extorting money or other property, especially by a public official, by the use of threats Syn: blackmailing … Wiktionary
extortion — UK [ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] Word forms extortion : singular extortion plural extortions a crime in which someone gets money or information from someone else by using force or threats Derived word: extortionist noun … English dictionary
extortion — ex|tor|tion [ ık stɔrʃn ] noun uncount a crime in which someone gets money or information using force or threats ╾ ex|tor|tion|ist noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English