Extort Definition

ĭk-stôrt
extorted, extorting, extorts
verb
extorted, extorting, extorts
To get (money, etc.) from someone by violence, threats, misuse of authority, etc.; exact or wrest (from)
Webster's New World

To obtain (something) by the criminal offense of extortion.

American Heritage

To obtain by coercion, intimidation, or psychological pressure.

American Heritage

To commit the criminal offense of extortion.

A conspiracy to extort.
American Heritage

To wrongfully take something of value from another by the threat of force or other coercive measure.

Webster's New World Law
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Origin of Extort

  • From Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to extort”); from ex (“out”) + -tort, from torqueō (“twist, turn”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin extorquēre extort- to wrench out, extort ex- ex- torquēre to twist terkw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Extort Sentence Examples

  • He came to supersede self-government by consuls, to deprive the cities of the privilege of making war on their own account and to extort his regalian rights of forage, food and lodging for his armies.

  • It sounded far too good to be true, especially since Darkyn knew who she was and what he might extort out of Gabriel to have his mate returned.

  • In addition to the Offenburg programme, the Sturinpetition of the 1st of March 1848 attempted to extort from the government the most far-reaching concessions.

  • The authorities tried to extort from him a promise that he would abstain from preaching; but he was convinced that he was divinely set apart and commissioned to be a teacher of righteousness, and he was fully determined to obey God rather than man.

  • Previously John, disregarding the custom of the past, had taken as much as he could extort.

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Words Starting With

EEXEXT

Words Ending With

TRTORT

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