Definition of Extort. Meaning of Extort. Synonyms of Extort

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Definition of Extort

Extort
Extort Ex*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extorting.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See Torsion.] 1. 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 extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. 2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.
Extort
Extort Ex*tort", v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Extort
Extort Ex*tort", p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Extort from wikipedia

- intended recipient) to commit the crime of extortion. In England and Wales extorting property and money by coercion is the offence of blackmail which covers...
- portmanteau of **** and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort ****ual favors from the victim. ****tortion refers to the broad category of...
- 4 May 2001 (2001-05-04) With the revelation that a 'nakli Abhijeet' has been extorting people and then finding out about his death, ACP Pradyuman and his team...
- Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice...
- Pleasant Bridgewater. Bridgewater was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and resigned from the Senate as a result of the allegations...
- Alton Brooks Parker. Democratic newspapers charged that Republicans were extorting large campaign contributions from corporations, putting ultimate responsibility...
- one of the muggers, Bernie, is there and takes Phil's picture in order to extort him. Ruth, a forgotten love interest, then stops by and informs Phil that...
- and credulous fellow-countrymen, from whose ill-requited industry they extort for themselves the means of a plentiful and comfortable existence. They...
- specialized racketeers unique to ****an, and often ****ociated with the yakuza, who extort money from or blackmail companies by threatening to publicly humiliate companies...
- him in an attempt to extort him after they had been in a brief romantic relationship in late 2018. Magnusson denied trying to extort Kinnaman. On 11 August...