| 单词 | protection money |
| 释义 | protection money noun[U] uk/prəˈtek.ʃən ˌmʌn.i/us/prəˈtek.ʃən ˌmʌn.i/moneythatcriminalstake frompeopleinexchangeforagreeingnot tohurtthem ordamagetheirproperty （犯罪分子收取的）保护费Payment methods
Examplesofprotection moneyprotection money Anabaptists were also a source of revenue for the seigneury because they paid a droit de reception or settlement fee andprotectionmoneyor schirmgeld to the seigneury. From theCambridge English Corpus How many convictions have there been against those collectingprotectionmoney? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there a reduction in the amount ofprotectionmoneybeing paid? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is rather likeprotectionmoneywhich is collected in other ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that it paid £2 millionprotectionmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have looked on smugly while they have been in receipt of theprotectionmoneyof potential votes in urban marginal seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the people who are seeking to getprotectionmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If one pays theprotectionmoney, one goes bust. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People in vulnerable areas who do not want their property taken in this way will be willing to payprotectionmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are allegations of drug dealing, of robbery, of rackets, of intimidation and ofprotectionmoney, to name just a few. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should check up on all the miscellaneous expenditure by contractors, many of whom are still payingprotectionmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The payment of the political levy is no more and no less than the extraction ofprotectionmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In one country not so very far away from here, up to 70 % of companies payprotectionmoneyto crime syndicates. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Paramilitary forces were intimidating builders and demandingprotectionmoneyfrom them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It smacks ofprotectionmoneyand nothing more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。