extorting in English

verb
1
obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer
synonyms:forceextractexactwringwrestscrewsqueezeobtain by threat(s)blackmail someone forput the bite on someone forsoakrook
verb

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1. Extorting customers with that ugly hook?

2. 13 He's been charged with extorting protection money from the shopkeepers.

3. He went through Europe, through World War II, stealing, extorting and occasionally buying various paintings for his collection.

4. He went through Europe, through World War Il, stealing, extorting and occasionally buying various paintings for his collection.

5. Bankster ( plural Banksters ) ( informal, derogatory) A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers

6. Jesus’ reference to them as robbers suggests that their fees were so excessive that they were, in effect, extorting money from the poor.

7. 23 hours ago · A heartless Pennsylvania woman Catfished a man into believing he was the father of her non-existent child, extorting him out of nearly $5,000 in the process, police said

8. The party allegedly led its members – said to be armed with rifles, muzzle-loading guns, knives, and homemade grenades – in raids on villages in southern Bhutan, disrobing people wearing traditional Bhutanese garb; extorting money; and robbing, kidnapping, and killing people.

9. Blackmail: 1 n extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information Type of: extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) v obtain through threats Type of: extort obtain through intimidation v exert pressure on someone through threats Synonyms: blackjack , pressure Type of: act upon , influence , work