racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act

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Definition of racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act in English English dictionary

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes which they ordered others to do or assisted them, closing a perceived loophole that allowed someone who told a man to, for example, murder, to be exempt from the trial because they did not actually do it

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Hyphenation

rack·et·eer in·flu·enced and cor·rupt organizations act

Turkish pronunciation

räkîtîr înfluınst ınd kırʌpt ôrgınızeyşınz äkt

Pronunciation

/ˌrakəˈtər ˈənflo͞oənst ənd kərˈəpt ˌôrgənəˈzāsʜənz ˈakt/ /ˌrækɪˈtɪr ˈɪnfluːənst ənd kɜrˈʌpt ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈækt/