mace
v.— «State law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to “demand” political contributions from public employees or contractors, a once-common practice known as “macing.”» —“Parking Authority keeps probe to self” by Bob Warner Philadelphia Daily News (Pa.) Dec. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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