extort
— Verb
– English
~ get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
extort
— Verb
– English
~ 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
– English
~ obtain through intimidation
extortion
— Noun
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~ the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
extortion
— Noun
– English
~ unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"