Synonyms for extortion
ɪkˈstɔr ʃənex·tor·tion

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1. extortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   blackmailing

2. extortionnoun

   the practice of extorting money or other property, especially by a public official, by the use of threats

   Synonyms:
   blackmailing

Princeton's WordNet

1. extortionnoun

   an exorbitant charge

2. extortionnoun

   unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

   "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"

3. extortionnoun

   the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

Matched Categories

1. • Exaction
   • Felony
   • Overcharge

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1. extortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   exaction, illegal compulsion

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1. extortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   exaction (undue), overcharge, rapacity, vampirism

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1. List of paraphrases for "extortion":

   blackmail, racketeering, racket

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1. Jeff Labovitz:

   When you combine those emotions with the memories of the physical trauma being on a boat for several weeks or having been confined in brutal smugglers camps, then the trauma is compounded, in some cases the asylum seekers and migrants endured starvation, beatings, extortion, and rape.

2. Fort Trump:

   Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation, that is why we congratulate European states, such as Poland, for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course.

3. Hernando Gustavo Velazquez:

   Here we have not seen any extortion, in Honduras, when they threaten to kill you for not paying for protection, they're not lying.

4. Keith Raniere:

   This trial has revealed that Keith Raniere, who portrayed Keith Raniere as a savant and a genius, was in fact a massive manipulator, a con man, and the crime boss of a cult-like organization involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortions, branding, degradation and humiliation.

5. Allan Liska:

   Since the exfiltrated data was cut off and never reached the' homeland' there is no real additional incentive to pay an extortion now.