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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr & vb n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. 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. 2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See {Extortion}, 2. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extort \Ex*tort"\, p. p. & a. [L. extortus p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: extort v 1: obtain through intimidation 2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" [syn: {rack}, {gouge}, {wring}] 3: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [syn: {wring from}]
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