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raider. See CORPORATE RAIDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

raffle,n. A form of lottery in which each participant buys one or more chances to win a prize. [Cases: Lotteries 3. C.J.S. Lotteries §§ 2–7, 11.] [Blacks Law 8th]

rack rent,n. Rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of the property; excessively or unreasonably high rent. — rack-rent,vb. — rack-renter,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

racketeering,n.1. A system of organized crime traditionally involving the extortion of money from businesses by intimidation, violence, or other illegal methods. [Cases: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 4, 103. C.J.S. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) §§ 4, 6.] 2. A pattern of illegal activity (such as bribery, extortion, fraud, and murder) carried out as…

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.A law designed to attack organized criminal activity and preserve marketplace integrity by investigating, controlling, and prosecuting persons who participate or conspire to participate in racketeering. • Enacted in 1970, the federal RICO statute applies only to activity involving interstate or foreign commerce. 18 USCA §§ 1961–1968. Since then, many…

racketeer,n. A person who engages in racketeering. [Cases: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 4, 103. C.J.S. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) §§ 4, 6.] — racketeer,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

racket,n.1. An organized criminal activity; esp., the extortion of money by threat or violence. A dishonest or fraudulent scheme or business. [Cases: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 4, 103. C.J.S. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) §§ 4, 6.] [Blacks Law 8th]

rack,n. Hist. An instrument of torture on which a person was slowly stretched, formerly used to interrogate someone charged with a crime. [Blacks Law 8th]

racial profiling.The law-enforcement practice of using race, national origin, or ethnicity as a salient basis for suspicion of criminal activity. • Originally, the term referred to the practice of stopping a disproportionate number of male African-American drivers on the assumption that they had a heightened likelihood of being involved in criminal activity. After the terrorist…

racial discrimination.See DISCRIMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]