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extortion

ex·tor·tion

UK/ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ US/ɛk-/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

  • “the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty”
3.

the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

Origin

From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō.

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