Extortion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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' Extortion ', outwresting , or exaction is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through...
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extortion n. The act or an instance of extorting. Illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property, funds, or patronage ... Most jurisdictions have statutes governing extortion that broaden the common-law definition. Under such statutes, any person who takes money or property from another by means...
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Definition of extortion from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "Extortion" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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The Legal Term * Extortion * Defined & Explained ... EXTORTION - The use, or the express or implicit threat of the use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to person, reputation, or property as a means to obtain property from someone else with his consent.
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Extortion (Black's Law Dictionary - 6th Edition) is defined as: "The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right."
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Extortion means demanding or obtaining property from another through the use of threats, coercion, or intimidation. This can include threats of physical harm or some form of blackmail such as threats to cause harm to one's reputation, livelihood, marriage etc.
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Extortion - Definition of Extortion at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Extortion. Look it up now! ... Use extortion in a Sentence...
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Definition of extortion in the AudioEnglish.net Dictionary. Meaning of extortion. What does extortion mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word extortion. Information about extortion in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. ... • EXTORTION (noun); The noun EXTORTION has...
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1. Gaining something of value by threatening or inflicting harm on a person or property. Blackmail is a type of extortion. 2. Protection in a criminal sense. 3. A Mobb Deep track (Hell on Earth) featuring Method Man.
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[ĭk-stôŕshən]
