EXTORTION
\ɛkstˈɔːʃən], \ɛkstˈɔːʃən], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EXTORTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
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unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
By Princeton University
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the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
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unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, duress, menaces, authority, or by any undue exercise of power; oppressive or illegal exaction; illegal compulsion to pay money or to do some other act; "Oppression and extortion did extinguish the greatness of that house."-Sir J. Davies; that which is extorted; a gross overcharge; as ten dollars for that is an extortion.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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