extortion
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7.4
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɔːrʃən/
:
extorsión
- The criminal was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in the extortion of local businesses through threats.
- attempted extortion
- money from extortion
- extortion racket
Life with a narcissist is like living with low grade extortion all the time.
- Life with a narcissist is like living with low grade extortion all the time.
- Three of us will run under arrest for extortion.
- They control a large part of cocaine importation into Europe, along with arms dealing, extortion and cross-border money laundering.
- I could see it in cases of murder, possibly in cases of serious extortion.
- Not only do the cartels make money off drug trafficking, but also extortion, money laundering, paid protection schemes.
- And as a result, I mean, George was, you know, he pled guilty to extortion because of the proceeds of doing things to get his money.
- There are four innocent children under four years of age here and you are the victim of emotional extortion.
- Have you read the, the extortion and the GBH and the GBH thing?
- New revenues are always kidnappings, extortions, all that kind of shit.
- Well, there was an extortion thing involved.
- Sharing is punished as extortion officers get fired for smiling too much.
- Cancel culture, mob rule, keyboard bullies, emotional extortion.
- And and we just came back from a we just came back from Afghanistan deployment in between extortion.
Examples
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Also, try to find out if these guys had been subjected to extortion or other threats.
Fiction book (1992) -
OK, Let's take the cyber extortion for example.
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" Further criminal charges for extortion and child abuse may be brought.
Fiction book (1999) -
More than that, it's almost extortion, and I expect it's very profitable.
Academic text (1997) -
"Not altogether pleased by this news, I asked, 'Have any specific extortion demands been made?'"
Fiction book (1991) -
You said Zavitz was behind an extortion scheme?
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Hopefully something that links the mayor to the church and explains his motivation for extortion.
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"When you start involving yourself with people like Cerino, things like extortion have a way of happening.
Fiction book (1992) -
He deals with drugs, fraud and extortion.
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Almost immediately, he made news by exposing the rampant bribery and extortion in the legislature.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
9
8.5
Getting money or help from someone by threats
1
9.7
Demanding money from people by force or official power
Antonyms
How Coercive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extortion comes from the Latin words ex- 'out' and torquere 'to twist', giving the strong image of someone 'twisting' money out of another person; it is related to the word torture. That's why extortion means using threats or force to get money from someone.