goonda tax
n.— «All the murders committed by the duo are reported to have been linked with their activities of collecting “goonda tax” at the general bus stands of Narowal district.» —“Police-outlaws battle near Sialkot continues” by Mohammad Yousuf, Sajid Iqbal in Sialkot Dawn (Karachi, Pakistan) Sept. 10, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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