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extort 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ikˈstôrt/,
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extorted, past participle; extorts, 3rd person singular present; extorting, present participle; extorted, past tense;
  1. Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
    • - he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer
  1. obtain through intimidation
  2. obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
  3. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
  4. (extortion) an exorbitant charge
  5. (extortion) unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
  6. (extortion) the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
  7. Extortion, outwresting, and/or exaction is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. ...
  8. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a ...
  9. (Extortion) Surrender of property away from the premises as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to the named insured, relative, or invitee who is being held captive.
  10. (Extortion) The act of getting something of value (money, property, etc.) from a person through the use of violence or implied violence.
  11. (extortion) Threatening someone in order to force them to give you money or do something for you.
  12. (Extortion) Obtaining money or other goods through the abuse of authority. (2.6)
  13. (Extortion) taking property illegally through threats of harm (often called blackmail)
  14. (EXTORTION) crimes. In a large sense it, signifies any oppression, under color of right: but in a more strict sense it means the unlawful taking by any officer, by color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. 4 Bl. Com. ...
  15. (Extortion) An act of utilising, either directly or indirectly, a person’s power or knowledge to demand unmerited cooperation or compensation as a result of coercive threats.
  16. (Extortion) The act of obtaining property or inducing an action by illegal means, including force or coercion.
  17. (Extortion) Use of “mild” threats or intimidation to demand money or something of value from another (no weapon).
  18. (extortion) Taking money by force, threats or deception or by excessive overcharging.
  19. (extortion) The act of taking another's property with consent when such consent is coerced by threat to injure a victim's person, property, or reputation.
  20. To obtain by force or threats or intimidation
  21. to get money from someone through threats