extortion
nounUK /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ · US /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.
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The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
- Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?1986 February 17, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
- Derived terms
- antiextortion, cryptoviral extortion, cyberextortion, extortioner, extortionist, extortionous, nonextortion, sextortion, double extortion
- Related terms
- extortionary, extortionate, extortive