Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Racket and illegal are semantically related. in against the law topic. In some cases you can use "Racket" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
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Williams' badgering of Jack Aubrey and his family, he coldly informs her that unless she stops he will inform the authorities about her illegal gambling racket.
Source: Literature / Aubrey-Maturin -
In "I Dated a Robot" those who facilitate illegal downloads will also unleash killer Lucy Liu-bots to protect their sinister racket.
Source: Digital Piracy Is Evil - In a King of the Hill episode, Strickland and the other local propane shops start an illegal price-fixing racket and Hank is forced by the Feds to wear a wire during one of their meetings so that the team assigned to catch them could get proof.
Source: Cacophony Cover-Up
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