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Extortion

British pronunciation/ɛkstˈɔːʃən/
American pronunciation/ɛkˈstɔɹʃən/
Extortion
[NOUN]
1

a crime where someone forces another person to give them money or valuable things by threatening or intimidating them

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2

unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

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3

an exorbitant charge

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Examples
1. We invent extortion.
2. They run extortion rackets.
3. It's extortion.
4. The extortion attempt have investigators a lead.
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