extortion

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈstɔːrʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈstɔːʃn/
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noun
R

forcing someone to give you something by threatening them

He got in trouble for using threats to commit extortion.

translation

n. forcing someone to give you something by threatening them

Word Forms

Plural extortions