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ex·tort
/ ikˈstôrt/
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v.
obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means:
he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer.
DERIVATIVES:
ex·tort·er
n.
ex·tor·tive
/ -tiv/ adj.
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Extortion proves difficult to prove
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; Extortion proves difficult to prove Without videotape...Journal Sentinel Monday, July 7, 2003 Extortion: Obtaining property from another, with...Richard Spaulding was convicted of extortion for accepting $11,800 worth of bribes...
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 "The New Nation (Dhaka, India)")
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Offences relating to extortion.
Newspaper article from: The New Nation (Dhaka, India); 5/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...blackmail, such as, for example, the extortion of money from a person by threats...exposure of wrongdoing. The crime of extortion is punishable by fine and imprisonment...terminological meaning of the word 'Extortion' is coercion, pressure, blackmail...
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Downtown shoppers pay extortion bill
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 12/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...tabs for the costs of the continuing extortion racket which the police say many fearful...entrepreneurs who have not passed the extortion bill to shoppers have absorbed it as...showed there has been no report of extortion to the police so far this year, compared...
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The extortion racket
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 11/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; EXTORTION IS so prevalent that it has become the...even while cursing others for doing so. Extortion is a billion-dollar racket and a criminal...that dons and gangsters can amass from extortion and associated criminal activities...
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Levels of extortion against business is up since Good Friday Agreement
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 11/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; The level of paramilitary extortion rackets has increased in Northern...involvement.In an article entitled Extortion - The Cost Of Doing Business In Northern...scale and scope of this problem [extortion] in NI, as it is grossly underreported...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Line is blurred between extortion and legal haggling
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/18/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...08-18-2004 Line is blurred between extortion and legal haggling -- Wording vital...year-old woman and charged her with extortion. Jackson, who had threatened to sell...threat to reputation doesn't amount to extortion. The ruling in United States vs. Jackson...
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Terrorism and extortion.(SOLUTIONS)
Magazine article from: Security; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...A tactic used by terror group is extortion, whereby a group obtains money through...against the threat of terror and subsequent extortion payments. To give an idea of just how...terror group EPR. Recent cases of terror extortion tactics include the ETA in Spain, Abu...
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Defining extortion: RICO, Hobbs, and statutory interpretation in Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc., 123 S. Ct. 1057 (2003).
Magazine article from: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...DECISION 958 III. COMMENT 963 A. Defining Extortion: What Constitutes "Obtaining"? 964...extortionate conduct. (2) Prosecutions for extortion under RICO originally targeted so-called...most notably as a tool for alleging extortion against pro-life protesters who block...
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A Forethought for Malice.(prevention of product extortions)
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 1/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...in issue 264 Lawyers Weekly The recent extortion attempts against Mars and Snickers chocolate...and malicious interference. Product extortion threats, particularly over the past...Notable extortionary threats Product extortion is not a new phenomenon in Australia...
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 "The Daily Record (Baltimore)")
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Md. Court of Appeals weighs scope of extortion law
Newspaper article from: The Daily Record (Baltimore); 3/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...judges when he urged them to reinstate the extortion conviction of a man who sent expletive...L. Rendelman's letters constituted extortion because the grounds for his threatened...threat of bodily harm, is not evidence of extortion. Three of the seven judges hearing the...
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Extortion
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
EXTORTION The obtaining of property from another...official right. Under the common law, extortion is a misdemeanor consisting of an unlawful...jurisdictions have statutes governing extortion that broaden the common-law definition...
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Blackmail and Extortion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION Extortion refers to obtaining property or compelling action by the use of threats or by the misuse of public office. The terms blackmail and extortion are often used interchangeably; yet in ordinary speech, they...
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extortion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
extortion in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official...essential element of the crime. In most states of the United States, extortion is more widely defined to include the obtaining of money or property of...
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Organized Crime
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...an enterprise is lengthy. It includes extortion, fraud, money laundering, federal...specializing in a variety of crimes, including extortion, blackmail, gambling, loan-sharking...manufacture and sale of illicit narcotics. Extortion, a time-tested endeavor of organized...
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Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act (1946)
Book article from: Major Acts of Congress
...commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires to do so...criminal penalties for acts of robbery or extortion that affect interstate commerce. The...jurisdiction, and interpreting the concept of extortion to cover receipt of bribes by public...
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