extortion
extortion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Law) 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. Abbott.
- 2.That which is extorted or exacted by force.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- beyond
- bleed
- bought
- cost
- costly
- dear
- dearly
- dearness
- demand
- dollar
- excess
- exorbitance
- exorbitant
- expensive
- extort
- extortionate
- extravagance
- extravagant
- eye
- famine
- fancy
- fleece
- for
- gout
- great
- had
- heavy
- high
- look
- looking
- love
- money
- more
- much
- nose
- not
- overcharge
- pas
- pay
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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