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Extortion
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
extortion
1 : the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property
;specif
: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office
2 : the crime of extorting
ex·tor·tion·ate [-shə-nət]
adj
ex·tor·tion·er n
ex·tor·tion·ist [-shə-nist]
n
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