Extortion - Law Dictionary Search Results
Ravening
Eagerness for plunder rapacity extortion
Black mail
of distinction from reditus albi (blanch-firmes, or white-rents). But the term is used in modern times to signify extortion of money by threatening letters or threats to accuse of crime--an offence punishable, if the crime is punishable,
Coronatre exonerando
that he is engaged in other business, or incapacitated by years or sickness, or has been guilty of extortion.
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Conspiracy
and also with hard labour in the case of ' any conspiracy to cheat or defraud, or to extort money or goods, or falsely to accuse of any crime, or to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the
Obtaining or attempting to obtain
part of the receiver. One may accept money that is offered, or solicit payment of a bribe, or extort the bribe by threat or coercion; in each case, he obtains a pecuniary advantage by abusing his position
Magna Carta
as well by land as by water, to buy and sell, without any manner of evil tolts [i.e., extortions], by the old and rightful customs, except in time of war. And if they be of a land
Libel
malice are relevant to the defence of absolute privilege. Threatening to publish a libel with the intent to extort anything valuable, etc., is punishable as a misdemeanour [(English) Larceny Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c.
Infamous crime
threatening to accuse another of an 'infamous crime,' whether the receiver be innocent or not, with intent to extort money, may be punished up to penal servitude for life by s. 46 of the (English) Larceny Act,
Devil on the neck
Devil on the neck, an instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs and wrenched
protection
on foreign competitive goods 4 a : immunity from prosecution purchased by criminals through bribery b : money extorted by racketeers posing as a protective association 5 : coverage for loss provided by insurance
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