- protection money
- pro`tection ,money noun uncountmoney that you must pay to criminals so they will not harm you or your property
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
protection money
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protection money — noun Money extorted from shopkeepers, businessmen, etc as a bribe for leaving their property, business, etc unharmed • • • Main Entry: ↑protect * * * protection money UK US noun [uncountable] money that you must pay to criminals so that they will … Useful english dictionary
protection money — index bribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
protection money — Bribe; money paid to avoid problems with authorities or criminals. ► “On May 3, Farooq Sumar, a leading Karachi industrial magnate, came out of 3 weeks in hiding to explain publicly how he, his family, and his employees had been threatened by… … American business jargon
protection money — money paid by businesses to underworld figures as insurance against attacks on their businesses … English contemporary dictionary
protection money — /prəˈtɛkʃən mʌni/ (say pruh tekshuhn munee) noun money extorted by criminals from victims, ostensibly to buy protection for them from other criminals …
protection money — noun (U) money paid to criminals to stop them from damaging your property … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
protection money — UK / US noun [uncountable] money that you must pay to criminals so that they will not harm you or your property … English dictionary
Money laundering — is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources.[1] The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote… … Wikipedia
Protection racket — A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a powerful entity or individual coerces other less powerful entities or individuals to pay protection money which allegedly serves to purchase protection services against various external threats … Wikipedia
protection — pro|tec|tion W2S2 [prəˈtekʃən] n 1.) [U] when someone or something is protected protection of ▪ the protection of the environment protection against/from ▪ evidence that vitamin C gives protection against cancer protection for ▪ This law provides … Dictionary of contemporary English
