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Shave :: Shave (v. i.) To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat..

Malversation :: Malversation (n.) Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office..

Polling :: Polling (n.) Plunder, or extortion..

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..

Gripeful :: Gripeful (a.) Disposed to gripe; extortionate.

Wringer :: Wringer (n.) One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner..

Extortion :: Extortion (n.) That which is extorted or exacted by force.

Pollage :: Pollage (n.) A head or poll tax; hence, extortion..

Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.

Exactor :: Exactor (n.) One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands..

Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker.

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..

Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2..

Ravening :: Ravening (n.) Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; 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..

Striker :: Strike (n.) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing..

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..

Bribery :: Bribery (n.) Robbery; extortion.

Bloodsucker :: Bloodsucker (n.) A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner..

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