Even these common specifically-Jewish surnames can be misleading, though. The surname Cohan (as in songwriter George M.) is usually Irish rather than Jewish. The surname Lavigne (as in singer Avril) is pronounced much like Levine, but it is a common gentile name among French Canadians.
malice aforethought - Legal Definition. n. The requisite state of mind for murder to be charged under the common law, involving an intent to kill or to cause serious physical harm, depraved indifference to human life, or an intent to commit another serious felony that results in a death.
racketeering noun [U]. âº the âact or âpractice of making âmoney through âdishonest or âillegal âactivities: He now âfaces 20 âyears in âprison after âpleading âguilty to âconspiracy and racketeering âcharges.(Definition of racketeering from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).acketeering noun [U]. âº the âact or âpractice of making âmoney through âdishonest or âillegal âactivities: He now âfaces 20 âyears in âprison after âpleading âguilty to âconspiracy and racketeering âcharges. (Definition of racketeering from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).