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Schutzgelderpressung

protection racket; extortion of protection money

noun SHOOTS-gelt-er-pres-soong Rare
People & Society Crime

Usage Note

Schutzgelderpressung is organised-crime extortion where businesses are forced to pay for 'protection'; legally it falls under Erpressung or räuberische Erpressung and is associated with organised crime reporting.

Examples

"Die Ermittler deckten ein Netz von Schutzgelderpressung auf."

Natural Translation

The investigators uncovered a network of protection rackets.

Literal Translation

The investigators uncovered a network of protection-extortion.

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