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extortion noun

  /ɛk-/ , /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/ , /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/
  • The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
 Erpressung, Extorsion, Wucher

extort verb

  /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/
  • (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
 erpressen, abnötigen
extortion of protection money
Schutzgelderpressung
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