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Extortionary :: Extortionary (a.) Extortionate.

Exaction :: Exaction (n.) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion..

Extortion :: Extortion (n.) That which is extorted or exacted by force.

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..

Griper :: Griper (a.) One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.

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

Extortion :: 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..

Extortious :: Extortious (a.) Extortionate.

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

Pollage :: Pollage (n.) A head or poll tax; hence, extortion..

Screw :: Screw (n.) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.

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

Exactor :: Exactor (n.) One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands..

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

Malversation :: Malversation (n.) Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office..

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

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..

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

Extortion :: Extortion (n.) 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..

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

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