Extort - Law Dictionary Search Results
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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 ...
Extort
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force menace duress torture or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity to wrench away from to tear away to wring from to exact as to extort contributions from the vanquished to extort confessions of guilt to extort a promise to extort payment of a debt...
Extortion
Extortion [fr. extorqueo, Lat., to wrest away], any oppression under colour of right, as the demanding of a more than legal fee by colour of office. See the Sheriffs Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55), s. 29(2), (6).The offense committed by a public official who illegally obtain property and or the color of office, esp. an official's collection of an unlawful fee, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 605.Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security, commits 'extortion'. (Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 383)...
extort
extort [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex- out + torquere to twist] : to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or power ex·tort·er n ex·tor·tive [-stȯr-tiv] adj ...
Extorter
One who practices extortion...
Extortion
The act of extorting the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force by threats or by any undue exercise of power undue exaction overcharge...
Extorting money, etc., by Menaces
Extorting money, etc., by Menaces. See 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, ss. 44, 45; BLACKMAIL; and THREATS....
blackmail
blackmail [originally, payment extorted from farmers in Scotland and northern England, from black + dialectal mail payment, rent] : extortion or coercion by often written threats esp. of public exposure, physical harm, or criminal prosecution blackmail vt black·mail·er [-mā-lər] n ...
racketeering
racketeering 1 : the extortion of money or advantage by threat or force 2 : a pattern of illegal activity (as extortion and murder) that is carried out in furtherance of an enterprise (as a criminal syndicate) which is owned or controlled by those engaged in such activity see also Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in the Important Laws section compare organized crime ...
Blackmailer
One who extorts or endeavors to extort money by black mailing...
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