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[Schutzgeld]erpressung

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extortion racket
[Schutzgeld]erpressung f
extortion racket
verbrecherische Erpressung
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Schutzgelderpressung
extortion [or protection] racket
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ex·tor·tion [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃən, ekˈ-, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] N no pl

1. extortion (coercion):

extortion
Erzwingung f <->
extortion of money
Erpressung f <-, -en>

2. extortion (demand):

extortion of money
überhöhte [o. überzogene] Forderung m
extortion of money
Wucher m <-s> pej
extortion racket
[Schutzgeld]erpressung f
extortion racket
verbrecherische Erpressung

I. rack·et1, racquet [ˈrækɪt] N SPORTS

racket
Schläger m <-s, ->
racket
Racket nt <-s, -s>
badminton racket
Badmintonschläger m
badminton racket
Federballschläger m <-s, ->
squash/tennis racket
Squash-/Tennisschläger m

II. rack·et1, racquet [ˈrækɪt] N modifier

racket (handle, strings):

racket
Schläger-
racket abuse
Werfen nt des Schlägers
racket case
Schutzhülle f für den Schläger
racket press
Spanner m <-s, ->

I. rack·et2 [ˈrækɪt] (noise, business) N inf

1. racket no pl (din):

racket
Krach m <-(e)s>
racket
Lärm m <-(e)s>
there was such a racket going on outside, that ...
es war draußen so laut, dass ...
stop that racket!
hör(t) auf mit dem Krach! inf
stop that racket!
jetzt ist aber Schluss mit dem Radau!
to make [or kick up] a racket
Krach machen
to make [or kick up] a racket
lärmen

2. racket pej (dishonest scheme):

racket
unsauberes Geschäft
telephone chat lines are a bit of a racket
Chat Lines sind ziemliche Halsabschneiderei inf pej
drug-smuggling racket
Drogengeschäft nt <-(e)s, -e>
protection racket
Schutzgelderpressung f <-, -en>
to run a racket
ein [einträgliches] Geschäft betreiben

3. racket hum (business):

racket
Geschäft nt <-(e)s, -e>
the advertising/insurance racket
die Werbe-/Versicherungsbranche

II. rack·et2 [ˈrækɪt] (noise, business) VB intr

racket
lärmen
racket
Krach machen
Present
Iracket
youracket
he/she/itrackets
weracket
youracket
theyracket
Past
Iracketed
youracketed
he/she/itracketed
weracketed
youracketed
theyracketed
Present Perfect
Ihaveracketed
youhaveracketed
he/she/ithasracketed
wehaveracketed
youhaveracketed
theyhaveracketed
Past Perfect
Ihadracketed
youhadracketed
he/she/ithadracketed
wehadracketed
youhadracketed
theyhadracketed
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However, the woman who made the claims was subsequently charged with extortion in her own country.
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Additionally, there were many impeachments and removals of government officials along with arrests for extortion and corruption.
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There is a misconception that cryptovirology is mostly about extortion attacks.
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Since then, he has expanded their operations in every direction, from human trafficking to extortion.
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He frames the new universal toleration as a means of removing all ambiguity and extortion.
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