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extortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | overcharge |
| Derivation | extort |
extortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | felony |
| Has types | blackmail, protection, shakedown, tribute |
| Derivation | extort, extortionist |
extortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exaction |
| Derivation | extort, extortionist |
the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty.
Examples of extortion
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She has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of extortion and lying to the FBI.
From the timesunion.com
The charges they face include racketeering and extortion or attempted extortion.
From the freep.com
Corruption and extortion at border posts and along the roads add to the problem.
From the economist.com
Taxes are lower in China but corruption and extortion is a much greater problem.
From the forbes.com
The mini-state included collective agriculture, extortion and mineral smuggling.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In addition, more than two dozen victims of extortion were induced to cooperate.
From the time.com
Thwarted by efforts to reduce coca cultivation, the gang has turned to extortion.
From the latimes.com
It seems like this whole suit was nothing more than a failed extortion attempt.
From the ocregister.com
Businesses are being hard hit by extortion, and many have been forced to close.
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- An exorbitant charge
- Unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
- The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- (extortionist) blackmailer: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- (extort) obtain through intimidation
- (extort) 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"
- 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. ...
- The practice of extorting money or other property, especially by a public official, by the use of threats
- (extort) 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 ...
