About The Word Extortion
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Extortion
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What's The Definition Of Extortion?
[n] the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
[n] unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty" [n] an exorbitant charge Synonyms | Synonyms for Extortion: Related Terms | Find terms related to Extortion: armed robbery | asportation | assault and robbery | badger game | banditry | bank robbery | blackmail | bloodsucking | call | call for | cattle lifting | cattle stealing | claim | contribution | demand | demand for | draft | drain | duty | exaction | exploitation | extortionate demand | heavy demand | heist | highway robbery | hijacking | holdup | imposition | impost | indent | insistent demand | levy | loan-sharking | mugging | nonnegotiable demand | notice | order | overassessment | overcharge | pocket picking | protection racket | purse snatching | rending | requirement | requisition | ripping | robbery | robbing | rush | rush order | shakedown | shylocking | stickup | stickup job | surcharge | tax | taxing | tearing | tribute | ultimatum | usury | vampirism | warning | wrench | wrenching | wrest | wresting | wring | wringing See Also | blackmail | exaction | felony | overcharge | protection | shakedown | tribute Extortion In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]
1. 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. (Law) 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. --Abbott.
3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.
Syn: Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.
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