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extort verb

  /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/
  • (transitive, legal) To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
 kiristää
  • (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.
 kiristää, riistää

extortion noun

  /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/ , /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/
  • The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
 kiristys, kiskonta
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