Extortion definitions

Extortion

1) An exorbitant charge 2) Anything extorted 3) Blackmail 4) Overcharge 5) Unjust exaction
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Extortion

1) Blackmail 2) Dearness 3) Graft 4) Racktering
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extortion

1. an exorbitant charge
2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

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Extortion

Extortion (also called shakedown, outwresting, and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. The actual obtainment of money or...
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Extortion

• (n.) 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. • (n.) That which is extorted or exacted by force. • (n.) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of val...
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extortion

the unlawful exaction of money or property through intimidation. Extortion was originally the complement of bribery, both crimes involving ... [2 related articles]
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Extortion

n. Threatening a victim's property or loved ones through intimidation or false claim in order to obtain money or property. This is a felony is most states. A direct threat to harm an individual is treated as the crime of robbery. Blackmail is a form of extortion when the threat to make embarrassing or damaging information public.
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Extortion

Ex·tor'tion noun [ French extorsion .] 1. 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. 2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and...
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Extortion

The use, or the express or implicit threat of the use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to person, reputation, or property as a means to obtain property from someone else with his consent. USC 18
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Extortion

The crime of obtaining money or property by threat to a victim's property or loved ones, intimidation, or false claim of a right (such as pretending to be an IRS agent). A direct threat to harm the victim is usually treated as the crime of robbery, however. Extortion is a felony in all states. Blackmail is a form of extortion in which the threat is...
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extortion

Illegally obtaining money or property by force, threat, intimidation, or undue or illegal power.
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extortion

[n] - an exorbitant charge 2. [n] - unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) 3. [n] - the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
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extortion

noun the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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extortion

an act or instance of extorting. · the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority. · oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest: the extortions of usurers. · anything extorted.
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extortion

unjust exaction, as by the misuse of authority
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