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be charged with racketeering
法律语境中常用被动形式，charge 与 with 搭配。
The executive was charged with racketeering.
这名高管被指控敲诈勒索。
敲诈勒索；诈骗
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敲诈勒索；诈骗
engaging in a racket; running an illegal or fraudulent scheme
The executive was charged with racketeering.
这名高管被指控敲诈勒索。
参与非法团伙(尤指指挥非法团伙)的犯罪行为
The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.
The police arrested him for racketeering after years of investigation.
警方经过多年调查后，以敲诈勒索罪逮捕了他。
Racketeering can destroy a community.
敲诈勒索会毁掉一个社区。
The new law gives prosecutors more tools to fight racketeering.
新法律为检察官提供了更多打击敲诈勒索的工具。
法律语境中常用被动形式，charge 与 with 搭配。
The executive was charged with racketeering.
这名高管被指控敲诈勒索。
convict 与 of 搭配，表示被判有罪。
He was convicted of racketeering.
他被判犯有敲诈勒索罪。
racketeering 可作定语修饰名词，如 charges、activities。
Prosecutors filed racketeering charges against the gang.
检察官对该团伙提起了敲诈勒索指控。
Not this
He was accused for racketeering.
Use this
He was accused of racketeering.
英语中 accuse 后接 of 表示指控的罪名，不用 for；这是受汉语“因……而被指控”的影响。应说 accused of racketeering。
Not this
He was charged with a racketeering.
Use this
He was charged with racketeering.
racketeering 是不可数抽象名词，指“敲诈勒索行为”，不能加不定冠词 a。汉语“一项敲诈勒索”的干扰导致误加冠词，应去掉。
Not this
He was involved racketeering.
Use this
He was involved in racketeering.
be involved in 是固定搭配，后接名词或动名词，介词 in 不能省略；汉语“涉及敲诈勒索”中没有介词，导致漏掉 in，应补上。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
敲诈勒索指控
The former union leader faced racketeering charges.
那名前工会领袖面临敲诈勒索指控。
敲诈勒索定罪
His racketeering conviction was overturned on appeal.
他的敲诈勒索定罪在上诉时被撤销。
敲诈勒索活动
Police investigate all reported racketeering activity.
警方调查所有举报的敲诈勒索活动。
敲诈勒索审判
The racketeering trial lasted for months.
这场敲诈勒索审判持续了数月。
有组织敲诈勒索
The FBI unit targets organized racketeering.
联邦调查局的那个部门专门打击有组织敲诈勒索。
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racket（球拍）也能指“不法生意”，racketeering 就是靠敲诈勒索经营这种勾当，-eering 像“进行中”。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、crime reporting 这是一个正式的法律术语，通常用于法庭、法律文书或严肃的新闻报道中，指从事诈骗、敲诈勒索等非法活动。日常口语中较少使用。
这些词都以 -eering 结尾，并与 racketeering 押韵。注意形近词 racketing /ˈrækɪtɪŋ/ 和 racking /ˈrækɪŋ/ 发音为短 /æ/，不押韵，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.