Translations for „protection racket“ in the English » German Dictionary

pro·ˈtec·tion rack·et N

protection racket

Erpressung f von Schutzgeld

protection racket (organization)

Erpresserorganisation f

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protection racket

Schutzgelderpressung f

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English

In a protection racket the racketeers agree to defend a business from any attack.

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In essence, this is a specialized form of protection racket.

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The top aide of the mayor was involved with a protection racket.

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It feels like a protection racket for online players.

arstechnica.com

No offshore protection racket burden required, too easy.

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The short sale protection racket known as hedge funds is a speculators' dream come true.

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It later transformed into a protection racket, victimizing villagers and landowners alike through violence, intimidation and omert.

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The trigger for the violence was reported to be a conflict over control of the lucrative protection racket surrounding the town's bus terminal.

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Striking at the very heart of protection racket politics, these initiatives were rarely welcomed -- and sometimes violently suppressed -- by ruling regimes.

foreignpolicy.com

By age 16, he had dropped out of school and started his own protection racket.

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