extort : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: extort	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for extort
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extort v obtain through intimidation 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" Synonym(s): extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner Synonym(s): extort, wring from
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extort \Ex*tort"\, p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extort \Extort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. 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. 2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See {Extortion}, 2.