Extort(p. p. & a.) Extorted.
Extort(v. i.) To practice extortion.
Extort(v. t.) 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.
Extort(v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.
Extorted(imp. & p. p.) of Extort
Extorter(n.) One who practices extortion.
Extorting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Extort
Extortion(n.) The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
Extortion(n.) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due.
Extortion(n.) That which is extorted or exacted by force.
Words within extorters