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extortion

Definition

  • noun: the crime of getting money from someone by the use of force or threats
  • noun: the act or practice of 'extorting' especially money or other property
  • synonyms: oppression, exaction, rapacity

Examples

  • He was arrested and charged with 'extortion'.

  • committing/practicing 'extortion'

Movie quotes

  • (..) as my dower money. If I had to I would beg and borrow to get your dower money. But I don't have the money to pay for extortion. Our child is going through adolescence. She is suffering. So you understand the sensitivity of her adolescence. If she was suffering (..)
    2011 A Separation