Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970
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- initialism law Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
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- noun law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
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Examples
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With respect to the settlement of disputes between two criminal entities, RICO is simply the state asserting it's monopoly over force against those who would circumvent it.
A Theory of Government, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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“When feds bring in RICO, local guys feel like they got no [power],” Tony-T explained, offering some empathy to local police who get neutered during federal busts.
What Do Real Thugs Think of The Wire? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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PUERTO RICO is a Commonwealth, and they govern their own internal affairs with an elected Governor.
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“When feds bring in RICO, local guys feel like they got no [power],” Tony-T explained, offering some empathy to local police who get neutered during federal busts.
What Do Real Thugs Think of The Wire? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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That’s what RICO is meant to be applied to and most judges realize that.
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BP has been named in at least three lawsuits brought under the federal law known as RICO, which stands for Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations.
BP: RICO Law Made To Combat Mafia Used Against Oil Giant In Lawsuits 2010
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BP has been named in at least three lawsuits brought under the federal law known as RICO, which stands for Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations.
BP: RICO Law Made To Combat Mafia Used Against Oil Giant In Lawsuits 2010
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Deutsche Telekom termed the RICO lawsuit "absurd" and said it didn't do anything illegal in acquiring the disputed 48% stake from the Polish investor,
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A Jew is out of business because no one dares to call RICO against these people.
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T. OLSON: I was at a think tank talking about something called RICO, Racketeering and Influence Corrupt Organizations Act. And Barbara was in the audience.
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