racketeering

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union. === Noun === racketeering (usually uncountable, plural racketeerings) The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it. Synonym: racketry (uncommon) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === racketeering present participle and gerund of racketeer === References ===