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- EXTORT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of EXTORT is to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring; also : to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument How to use extort in a sentence
- EXTORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
extort something from someone He was part of a plot to extort money from his brother Police officers were charged with extorting bribes Hackers extort money from businesses by threatening to shut down their computer networks Confessions shown to have been extorted by officers of the state are void
- EXTORT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
What does extort mean? Extort means to use violence, threats, intimidation, or pressure from one’s authority to force someone to hand over money (or something else of value) or do something they don’t want to do
- EXTORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him [VERB noun + from] Her kidnapper extorted a £175,000 ransom for her release [VERB noun]
- Extort - definition of extort by The Free Dictionary
extort - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- extort verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
extort something (from somebody) to make somebody give you something by threatening them The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses
- Extort - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
To extort is to use information or the threat of violence to acquire cash or something else Extortion is a classic shakedown, a gouge, a squeeze Usually it's money someone is after if they're going to extort you for it
- extort - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
extort (third-person singular simple present extorts, present participle extorting, simple past and past participle extorted) (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
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