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extorting Definition


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extort
verb
    extorted, extorting
    1. To obtain (money or information, etc) by threats or violence.
      Thesaurus: extract, force, wring.
Derivative: extortion
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin extorquere, extortum to twist or wrench out.



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