EXTORT


Meaning of EXTORT in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

try

At first, she was threatened by local mafias, which tried to extort money.

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For years the gang extorted money from local storekeepers.

He sought to extort money by threatening to reveal secrets about his boss's private life.

The Mafia makes most of its money from prostitution and extorting money from small businesses.

The terrorist groups have been extorting hundreds of millions of dollars.

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But he can not extort blessings here.

He was arrested by police, who he said, planted cannabis on him to extort a bribe.

It's not as if there was a stash of notes that he could extort from Stone and take away with him.

Jackson, 22, was arrested earlier this year and charged with attempting to extort $ 40 million from Cosby.

Lear pretends to be offering a gift, but is in fact extorting a bribe.

Read in studio A bogus policeman has tried to abduct two children and to extort an on-the-spot fine from a driver.

There isn't the money left in Deptford to extort .

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