Definition of Extort
Extort
ex·tort
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to forcefully obtain something through violence, force, intimidation or using illegal powers;
e.g. He's been known to extort large amounts of money from people by threatening to share the private, intimate details of their lives.
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