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ex·tort /ik-'stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex- out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or powerex·tort·er nex·tor·tive /-'stȯr-tiv/ adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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blackmail, coerce, compel, compel by intimidation, compel by threat, constrain by force, draw out by compulsion, draw out by force, elicit by threat, exact, exact by force, exprimere, extorquere, force, gain by wrongful methods, gain wrongfully, obtain by compulsion, obtain in an unlawful manner, obtain unlawfully, victimize, wrest, wring
associated concepts: kidnapping
foreign phrases:
- Accipere quid ut justlttam facias, non est tarn accipere quam extorquere. — The acceptance of anything as a reward for doing justice is extorting rather than acceptingII index acquire (secure), coerce, deprive, exact, force (coerce), impose (enforce), press (constrain), prey, toll (exact payment)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To get something from someone else through force, threats, or fear.n.extortion
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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v. To wrongfully take something of value from another by the threat of force or other coercive measure.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of injury to person, property, or reputation. To exact something wrongfully by threatening or putting in fear. The natural meaning of the word extort is to obtain money or other valuable things by compulsion, by actual force, or by the force of motives applied to the will, and often more overpowering and irresistible than physical force.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of injury to person, property, or reputation. To exact something wrongfully by threatening or putting in fear. The natural meaning of the word extort is to obtain money or other valuable things by compulsion, by actual force, or by the force of motives applied to the will, and often more overpowering and irresistible than physical force.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
