extortion
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1. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | felony, |
| definition | : | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | blackmail, |
| definition | : | extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | protection, tribute, |
| definition | : | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shakedown, |
| definition | : | extortion of money (as by blackmail) (noun.act) |
2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | exaction, |
| definition | : | act of demanding or levying by force or authority (noun.act) |
3. an exorbitant charge (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | overcharge, |
| definition | : | a price that is too high (noun.possession) |
4. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, |
| definition | : | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them (noun.person) |
5. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, |
| definition | : | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | extort, |
| definition | : | obtain through intimidation (verb.possession) |
6. an exorbitant charge (noun.possession)
7. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, |
| definition | : | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them (noun.person) |
8. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, |
| definition | : | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | extort, |
| definition | : | obtain through intimidation (verb.possession) |
9. an exorbitant charge (noun.possession)
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