Extortion
Related Definitions
[n] the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
[n] unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
[n] an exorbitant charge
Related Terms
armed robbery, asportation, assault and robbery, badger game, banditry, bank robbery, blackmail, bloodsucking, call, call for, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, claim, contribution, demand, demand for, draft, drain, duty, exaction, exploitation, extortiona