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July 21, 2009

extortion

Extortion

extortion (noun) - the crime of obtaining money from people by using threats and force

extort (verb)

extortionist (noun)  - a person who extorts money from other people

extortionate (adjective) - a price that is much greater than it should be, outrageous 

an extortion racket
running an extortion racket
running a brutal extortion racket

blackmail and extortion
extortion cases

the manipulation or extortion of another person

extortion of private businesses
means of political control, ranging from blackmail to torture and extortion

the kidnapper extorted a huge ransom for the child's release

police extortion
government officials were extorting money from him

extort a confession
abusing the powers of arrest by extorting confessions

extortion payments

Martorano was their partner in a business that included gambling, loan sharking, extortion and murder

extortion is easier than kidnapping

Make it clear I won't stand for extortion or manipulation or... whatever the hell she has in mind

"There's a name for what you're doing, Erika. Extortion. Ex-tor-tion! " he emphasized as if I were retarded.

God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy (title of a book)

an federal extortion case
the FBI picked him up for extortion
Former San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew' s fate in his federal extortion case appears to hinge on what he said - or didn't say
eighty years old, is halfway through a ten-year term in a federal penitentiary for extortion involving casino licenses

extortion, physical violence, nasty rumours, exclusion from the group, damage to property

rampant extortion
the department cites rampant problems of fraud and extortion

an extortion plot
a possible extortion plot against Tom Cruise

alleged extortion
allegations of extortion
Then Rudy was forced to resign amid allegations of bribery and extortion

illegal ports, smuggling, and the ubiquitous extortion rackets

an extortion empire
Government officials accuse them of running an extortion empire and hacking up victims as a scare tactic.

a complaint about extortion
he said he was tired of being accused of extortion

attempted extortion




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