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extort::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wring from |
| Type of | obtain |
| Has types | prise, pry |
Examples of extort
extort
They say he also tried to extort $100,000 from a developer for a political ally.
From the suntimes.com
Stuart Ross was busted last week for trying to extort money from his son-in-law.
From the dispatch.com
He says he was only trying to sell David Letterman a screenplay, not extort him.
From the usatoday.com
Cmdr. Kevin Ronan maintained midshipmen made the tapes to extort money from him.
From the omaha.com
Lu and Shu pleaded guilty to one count of abduction with intent to extort money.
From the washingtonpost.com
Soldiers frequently loot shops, commandeer cars and extort money from civilians.
From the time.com
So there's no good reason not to tax the drillers for every nickel we can extort.
From the denverpost.com
First Conan hit his head, and then somebody tries to extort money from Letterman.
From the usatoday.com
Once that occurs, they're free to extort concessions from companies one-by-one.
From the economist.com
- Obtain through intimidation
- Obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
- (extortion) an exorbitant charge
- (extortion) unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
- (extortion) the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- Extortion, outwresting, and/or exaction is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. ...
- To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a ...
- (Extortion) Surrender of property away from the premises as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to the named insured, relative, or invitee who is being held captive.
