单词 | racket-busting |
释义 | > as lemmasracket-busting racket-busting adj. ΚΠ 1938 Times 15 Oct. 11/4 The authorities to-day announced the organization of a special ‘racket-busting’ squad of police to deal with a serious outbreak of gangster warfare in the downtown district of the city. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Jan. 55/4 Mr Danforth was senior investigator..from 1935–1951, when former Governor Thomas E. Dewey was the courageous D.A...and his famous racket-busting took place. 1972 ‘H. Howard’ Nice Day for Funeral iv. 58 Until the motive is established beyond doubt this case remains part of the DA's racket~busting programme. 2004 Sunday Life (Belfast) (Nexis) 19 Dec. Racket-busting cops have sensationally swooped on the Police Ombudsman's offices—in a hunt for counterfeit DVDs. < as lemmas |
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