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Definition of extort verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

extort

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈstɔrt//

extort something (from somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they extort

he / she / it extorts

past simple extorted

-ing form extorting

to make someone give you something by threatening them The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.

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extortion

NAmE//ɪkˈstɔrʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable] He was arrested and charged with extortion.See extort in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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