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Definisjon av extort

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
extort - 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"
squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
fleece, gazump, overcharge, rob, pluck, plume, surcharge, soak, hook shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
bleed draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
extort - obtain through intimidation
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
blackmail obtain through threats
extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
wring from
obtain come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
prise, pry be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
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Verb
extort - 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 promise; to extort payment of a debt.
extort - To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
extort - To twist outwards.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • extort
    To gain money, a promise, etc. by compulsion or violence.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) extort
  • Presens: extort / extorts
  • Preteritum: extorted
  • Perfektum: (have) extorted

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