B2⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
ricatto
blackmail; extortion through threats
Looks like
racket
a fraudulent scheme; a sport played with a racket; a loud noise
⚠️ The trap
'Ricatto' specifically means blackmail or extortion. English 'racket' can mean a scam but also a tennis/badminton implement or a loud noise. The phonetic similarity is misleading.
To say "a fraudulent scheme; a sport played with a racket; a loud noise" in Italian:
ricatto
"ricatto" in English means:
blackmail; extortion through threats
Example
"La polizia ha arrestato l'autore del ricatto."
"The police arrested the blackmailer."
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