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Definition of extort

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Extort (v. t.) 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..

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Blackmailer :: Blackmailer (n.) One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing..

Poler :: Poler (n.) An extortioner. See Poller.

Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..

Rack :: Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons..

Striker :: Strike (n.) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing..

Blackmail :: Blackmail (v. t.) To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud..

Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.

Extortionary :: Extortionary (a.) Extortionate.

Vampirism :: Vampirism (n.) Fig.: The practice of extortion.

Boot :: Boot (n.) An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland..

Extorting :: Extorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Extor.

Shave :: Shave (v. i.) To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat..

Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker.

Bribery :: Bribery (n.) Robbery; extortion.

Extort :: Extort (v. i.) To practice extortion.

Extortioner :: Extortioner (n.) One who practices extortion.

Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2..

Ravening :: Ravening (n.) Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

Screw :: Screw (v. t.) Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.

Bleed :: Bleed (v. i.) To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause..