Look up racket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Racket may refer to: Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime Protection racket, a scheme...
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The Racket may refer to: The Racket (play), a 1927 Broadway crime play by Bartlett Cormack The Racket (1928 film), an American adaptation of the play,...
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Racketeering (redirect from Racket (crime))
crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly...
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A protection racket is a type of racket and a scheme of organized crime perpetrated by a potentially hazardous organized crime group that generally guarantees...
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The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 Pre-Code talking film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. It is based...
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Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. Rackets consist of a handled frame...
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War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps major general and two-time Medal of Honor...
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Racket is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language. The Racket language is a modern dialect of Lisp and a descendant of Scheme. It is designed...
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A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components:...
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The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe is a 2015 book by British investigative journalist Matt Kennard. The Racket is an investigative...
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The Big Racket (Italian: Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector...
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What a Racket!, also known as Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in 'What a Racket!', is the 21st studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician...
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Table tennis (category Racket sports)
ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which...
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Racket Club is a virtual reality game developed by Resolution Games that combines various racket-based sports. It was released on December 14, 2023 for...
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tennis racket is used by table tennis players. It is usually made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides depending on the player's...
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Numbers game (redirect from Numbers racket)
The numbers game, also known as the numbers racket, the Italian lottery, Mafia lottery or the daily number, is a form of illegal gambling or illegal lottery...
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The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush...
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The Divorce Racket is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring James Rennie, Olive Borden and Judith Wood. It is now considered...
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The Racket is a 1927 Broadway three-act drama written by Bartlett Cormack and produced by Alexander McKaig. It ran for 119 performances from November 22...
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Sun Racket is the tenth studio album by American alternative rock band Throwing Muses. The album was released on Fire Records on September 4, 2020, and...
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Sky Racket may refer to: Sky Racket (film) Sky Racket (video game) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sky Racket. If an...
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Racket Girls (also called Blonde Pickup and Pin Down Girls) is an American film noir crime film, directed by Robert C. Dertano and released in 1951 by...
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The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George...
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a Racket (UK title: Such Things Happen) is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak. The movie...
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Racket is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Racket is located along Missouri Route 7, 6.9 miles (11.1 km) west-northwest...
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The genus Prioniturus, commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished...
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Marillion discography (redirect from Marbles in the Park)
releases on the band's own Racket Records label, which are detailed separately in the relevant section below. The table below only lists the compilations...
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Tennis (category Racket sports)
a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object is...
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The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing...
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Racket-tail is the common name for a genus of parrots (Prioniturus) from south-east Asia. Racket-tail or racquet-tail may also refer to: Racket-tailed...
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