Extort |
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. |
v. t. |
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Extort |
To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2. |
v. t. |
Extort |
To practice extortion. |
v. i. |
Extort |
Extorted. |
p. p. & a. |
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