Definition of extort

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Extort (p. p. & a.) Extorted.

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Extorted :: Extorted (imp. & p. p.) of Extor.
Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
Expression :: Expression (n.) The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth..
Rapacity :: Rapacity (n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.
Extortioner :: Extortioner (n.) One who practices extortion.
Griper :: Griper (a.) One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.
Extortion :: Extortion (n.) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due..
Extortion :: Extortion (n.) The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge..
Force :: Force (n.) To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc..
Blackmailer :: Blackmailer (n.) One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing..
Poler :: Poler (n.) An extortioner. See Poller.
Blackmail :: Blackmail (n.) Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure..
Extorsive :: Extorsive (a.) Serving or tending to extort.
Rack :: Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons..
Vampirism :: Vampirism (n.) Fig.: The practice of extortion.
Poller :: Poller (n.) One who polls; specifically: (a) One who polls or lops trees. (b) One who polls or cuts hair; a barber. [R.] (c) One who extorts or plunders. [Obs.] Baex. (d) One who registplws votplws, or one who enters his name as a voter..
Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
Bribery :: Bribery (n.) Robbery; extortion.
Bloodsucker :: Bloodsucker (n.) A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner..
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
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