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US
/ɛkˈstɔɹʃən/
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[ UK /ɛkstˈɔːʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstˈɔːʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- an exorbitant charge
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unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty
How To Use extortion In A Sentence
- After being faced with the "extortionate" demand, Lee and others at his resort called the Canadian consulate and department of foreign affairs emergency line, only to be told to pay up Toronto Sun
- Other than releasing small amounts of oil from the Reserve for very limited short term climatic or pipeline disruptions, extortionist high oil prices that were risking a national economic calamity were never adequate cause to tap the SPR in this administration's reckoning. Raymond J. Learsy: Stop The Energy Department From Hiking Oil Prices By Reinstituting Purchases For The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
- The inscription above the arch, "To a happy and prosperous entrance," seemed a mockery in the old douanier days, when delays and extortions vexed the soul of the visitor, and produced a mood anything but favourable to the enjoyment of the Eternal City. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
- And vice associated with prostitution - pimping, extortion and drug abuse - simultaneously diminished.
- All were accused of drugs and arms trafficking, money laundering, extortion and conspiracy to murder. Times, Sunday Times
- The acronym stood for “Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion.” The Fiddler in the Subway
- Kerzner has denied breaking the law, and Sun has characterized the episode as commercial extortion.
- The next year he and 16 others were found guilty of charges including extortion and murder. Times, Sunday Times
- A drama of labor extortion with the heroines memory as hostage.
- How do young people have the money to buy these tickets, usually in bulk, and at extortionate prices.