Meaning

1 senses

  1. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

    Erpressung, Wucher, Extorsion

    вымога́тельствоvymogátelʹstvo

    зди́рствоzdýrstvo, вимага́нняvymahánnja

    the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom was convicted of extortion.

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  2. I consider that extortion.

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  3. This is extortion.

    ruЭто вымогательство. — odexed

    deDas ist Erpressung. — Yorwba

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  4. Tom has been charged with extortion.

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  5. Tom was the victim of an extortion attempt.

    ruТом был жертвой попытки вымогательства. — olyalya

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the practice of extorting money or other property:
Русский
By meaning 1
the practice of extorting money or other property:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the practice of extorting money or other property:

Origin

From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from L

From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.

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Forms

plural: extortions
Singularextortion
Pluralextortions

regular

Word family

13 related words
Relatedextortionaryextortionateextortiveextortextortionist
Derivedantiextortioncryptoviral extortioncyberextortionextortionerextortionousnonextortionsextortiondouble extortion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
extinguisherextolextortextraA2extractB2
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