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单词 extortion
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Definition of extortion in English:

extortion

noun ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nɛkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

    he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion
    as modifier extortion rackets
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Brute force, extortion, and bribery are not a policy, they are the last refuge of a mafioso.
    • Firms who experience such extortion threats should contact the police, Barrett advises.
    • If a policeman or a civilian asks for payment, remember extortion is a criminal offence no matter who does it.
    • He also runs a number of extortion rackets and has been convicted for damaging bars in and around Belfast.
    • The offence of blackmail is broadened from the current offence of extortion by certain threats.
    • This technology is just too well suited to industry extortion for that not to be a significant driving force behind it.
    • At the least, we can ask that American citizens not pay extortion money to enemy governments in a time of war.
    • The underworld is once again making extortion threats to Bollywood figures.
    • But charging extra is a bad practice and it is nothing short of extortion.
    • Several times, the family had to pay extortion money to get him released from the illegal custody.
    • They are on a mission to attain power by using economic extortion to dictate what people are allowed to eat.
    • They cheated their own people and used extortion against them in doing the overlords' dirty work.
    • Corruption and extortion are constant themes in the local press.
    • For instance, extortion threats against online bookmakers have become an increasing problem in recent months.
    • She is said to have made a roaring business out of extortion and prostitution.
    • It used to be that the gangs would never demand extortion money from the bars or restaurants in their own neighbourhoods.
    • The evidence was that the threats made to him as a result of his failure to pay extortion money on the coffee plantation in Risaralda continued there.
    • There was no extortion or threat that J.D. could avoid charges if he acted in some manner.
    • Bribery puts dirty money into the hands of politicians, but corrupt politicians are exposed to extortion from mafiosos.
    • It's not gang turf warfare over drugs, prostitution, extortion or anything like that.
    Synonyms
    demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction, blackmail
    North American shakedown

Derivatives

  • extortioner

  • noun ɛkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nəɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nəɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)nər
    • The crowd was dismayed, because tax collectors were stereotyped as ‘rapacious extortioners.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • According to the reports, many of these extortioners are recently released prisoners.
      • Mr Prasad, however, refused to name the extortioners.
      • His later attempts to revise tax-assessments and improve the efficiency of their collection soon won him the reputation of an extortioner.
      • It's all about cost of living, and husbandry, and sustainability, and not spending the rest of your life - as an individual or a business - paying blackmail to extortioners.

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin extortio(n-), from Latin extorquere 'wrest' (see extort).

Rhymes

abortion, apportion, caution, contortion, distortion, portion, proportion, retortion, torsion
 
 

Definition of extortion in US English:

extortion

nounɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)nikˈstôrSH(ə)n
  • The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

    he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion
    as modifier extortion rackets
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also runs a number of extortion rackets and has been convicted for damaging bars in and around Belfast.
    • It used to be that the gangs would never demand extortion money from the bars or restaurants in their own neighbourhoods.
    • They cheated their own people and used extortion against them in doing the overlords' dirty work.
    • Firms who experience such extortion threats should contact the police, Barrett advises.
    • For instance, extortion threats against online bookmakers have become an increasing problem in recent months.
    • The offence of blackmail is broadened from the current offence of extortion by certain threats.
    • Bribery puts dirty money into the hands of politicians, but corrupt politicians are exposed to extortion from mafiosos.
    • She is said to have made a roaring business out of extortion and prostitution.
    • It's not gang turf warfare over drugs, prostitution, extortion or anything like that.
    • The evidence was that the threats made to him as a result of his failure to pay extortion money on the coffee plantation in Risaralda continued there.
    • Several times, the family had to pay extortion money to get him released from the illegal custody.
    • Corruption and extortion are constant themes in the local press.
    • They are on a mission to attain power by using economic extortion to dictate what people are allowed to eat.
    • Brute force, extortion, and bribery are not a policy, they are the last refuge of a mafioso.
    • But charging extra is a bad practice and it is nothing short of extortion.
    • If a policeman or a civilian asks for payment, remember extortion is a criminal offence no matter who does it.
    • The underworld is once again making extortion threats to Bollywood figures.
    • This technology is just too well suited to industry extortion for that not to be a significant driving force behind it.
    • At the least, we can ask that American citizens not pay extortion money to enemy governments in a time of war.
    • There was no extortion or threat that J.D. could avoid charges if he acted in some manner.
    Synonyms
    demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction, blackmail

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin extortio(n-), from Latin extorquere ‘wrest’ (see extort).

 
 
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