Extortion - Law Dictionary Search Results
extortionist
One who practices extortion
Exaction
one in pretended authority, by taking a reward or fee for what which the law allows not, whereas extortion is where an officer takes more than is due, when something is due to him. The punishment is
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
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Camorra
at Naples Italy early in the 19th century and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion violence etc
Exaction
furnish a levying by force a driving to compliance as the exaction to tribute or of obedience hence extortion
Extortioner
One who practices extortion an extortionist
Extorter
One who practices extortion
Malversation
Evil conduct fraudulent practices misbehavior corruption or extortion in office
organized crime
Groups of persons organized for illegal purposes such as bootlegging conducting illegal gambling loansharking extortion etc a general term encompassing most forms of criminal groups but especially those that are consolidated into ldquofamiliesrdquo
Pollage
A head or poll tax hence extortion
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