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1. (n.) extortion
an act or instance of extorting.
2. extortion
the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.
3. extortion
anything extorted.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < LL)
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1. (noun) extortion
an exorbitant charge
2. (noun) extortion
unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
"the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
3. (noun) extortion
the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
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1. (noun) Extortion
the act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge
2. (noun) Extortion
the offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due
3. (noun) Extortion
that which is extorted or exacted by force
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Sense: to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence
They extorted a confession from him by torture.
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 Afrikaans: afpersing |
 Arabic: إنْتِزاع، إبْتِزاز بالقُو |
 Bulgarian: изнудване |
 Brazilian: extorsão |
 Czech: vymáhání |
 German: die Erpressung |
 Danish: afpresning; aftvingelse |
 Greek: εκβιασμός, βίαιη απόσπαση |
 Spanish: extorsión |
 Estonian: väljapressimine |
 Farsi: اخاذی |
 Finnish: kiristys |
 French: extorsion |
 Hebrew: סְחִיטָה |
 Hindi: छीनछोर, बलात ग्रहण |
 Croatian: iznuđivanje, ucjena |
 Hungarian: kicsikarás |
 Indonesian: pemaksaan |
 Icelandic: nauðung; fjárkúgun |
 Italian: estorsione |
 Japanese: 強奪 |
 Korean: 강탈 |
 Lithuanian: išplėšimas, išgavimas pri |
 Latvian: izspiešana (naudas, solīj |
 Malay: pemerasan |
 Dutch: afpersing |
 Norwegian: fram-/avtvinging; pengeut |
 Polish: wymuszenie |
 Persian: اخاذی |
 Pashto: نيونه،لاسته راوړنه |
 Portuguese: extorsão |
 Romanian: stoarcere |
 Russian: вымогательство |
 Slovak: vynútenie |
 Slovenian: izsiljevanje |
 Serbian: iznuda |
 Swedish: utpressning |
 Thai: การขู่เข็ญ |
 Turkish: zorla alma |
 Taiwanese: 逼取，勒索 |
 Ukrainian: здирство, вимагання |
 Urdu: جبری حصولی |
 Vietnamese: hành động tống tiền |
 Chinese: 逼取，勒索 |
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