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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tor•tion (ik stôr′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of extorting.
- Lawthe 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.
- Late Latin extortiōn- (stem of extortiō). See extort, -ion
- Middle English extorcion 1250–1300
- 1, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blackmail.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exˈtortion /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ n - the act of securing money, favours, etc by intimidation or violence; blackmail
exˈtortioner, exˈtortionist n ex•tort /ɪkˈstɔrt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Lawto obtain (money) from a person by force, threats, violence, etc.:The policeman extorted money from small shopkeepers.
ex•tort•er, n. [countable] ex•tor•tion /ɪkˈstɔrʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] ex•tor•tion•ist, n. [countable]See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tort (ik stôrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - Law
- to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority;
obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like. - to take illegally by reason of one's office.
- to compel (something) of a person or thing:Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration.
- Latin extortus, past participle of extorquēre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + torquēre to twist
- late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See extract.
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