Rackets

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of racket form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The game of racquets. uncountable
  3. 3
    Organized crime. with-definite-article

    "I'm talking about a cop that's mixed up in drugs. I'm talking about a dishonest cop, a crooked cop who got mixed up in the rackets and got what was coming to him."

Synonyms

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black handblack marketbootleggingcosa nostragamblinggangdom

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"Which of these rackets is yours?"

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