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Jan Brewer

Meaning of "extortion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTORTION

extortion  [ɪkˈstɔːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTORTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extortion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTORTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

extortion

Extortion

Extortion is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. The actual obtainment of money or property is not required to commit the offense. Making a threat of violence which refers to a requirement of a payment of money or property to halt future violence is sufficient to commit the offense. Exaction refers not only to extortion or the unlawful demanding and obtaining of something through force, but additionally, in its formal definition, means the infliction of something such as pain and suffering or making somebody endure something unpleasant. Extortion is distinguished from robbery. In robbery, whether armed or not, the offender takes property from the victim by the immediate use of force or fear that force will be immediately used Extortion, which is not limited to the taking of property, involves the verbal or written instillation of fear that something will happen to the victim if they do not comply with the extortionist's will.

Definition of extortion in the English dictionary

The definition of extortion in the dictionary is the act of securing money, favours, etc by intimidation or violence; blackmail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTORTION


abortion
əˈbɔːʃən
apportion
əˈpɔːʃən
caution
ˈkɔːʃən
contortion
kənˈtɔːʃən
detorsion
diːˈtɔːʃən
detortion
dɪˈtɔːʃən
disproportion
ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃən
distortion
dɪˈstɔːʃən
incaution
ɪnˈkɔːʃən
intorsion
ɪnˈtɔːʃən
intortion
ɪnˈtɔːʃən
overproportion
ˌəʊvəprəˈpɔːʃən
portion
ˈpɔːʃən
postabortion
ˌpəʊstəˈbɔːʃən
precaution
prɪˈkɔːʃən
proportion
prəˈpɔːʃən
reapportion
ˌriːəˈpɔːʃən
retorsion
rɪˈtɔːʃən
retortion
rɪˈtɔːʃən
torsion
ˈtɔːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTORTION

extirpatory
extn
extol
extoller
extollingly
extolment
extorsive
extorsively
extort
extorter
extortionary
extortionate
extortionately
extortioner
extortionist
extortive
extra
extra cover
extra time
extra virgin

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTORTION

accreditation
anti-abortion
assertion
barrel distortion
contagious abortion
desertion
disconcertion
exertion
exsertion
harmonic distortion
insertion
lexical insertion
misproportion
overassertion
overexertion
proabortion
reassertion
reinsertion
selective abortion
self-assertion

Synonyms and antonyms of extortion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXTORTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «extortion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of extortion

Translation of «extortion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTORTION

Find out the translation of extortion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extortion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extortion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

勒索
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extorsión
570 millions of speakers

English

extortion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जबरन वसूली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الابتزاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вымогательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extorsão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাঁদাবাজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extorsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemerasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erpressung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐喝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

착취
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Extortion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lạm thâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணம் பறித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खंडणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gasp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estorsione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymuszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

здирство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

extorcare de fonduri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκβίαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afpersing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utpressning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utpressing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extortion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTORTION»

The term «extortion» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTORTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extortion

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3 QUOTES WITH «EXTORTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extortion.
1
Jan Brewer
We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime and to the drugs and the kidnappings and the extortion and the beheadings and the fact that people can't feel safe in their community. It's wrong! It's wrong!
2
Jan Brewer
And you know, it's not just illegal immigration. Terrorists can come across. They're devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona - drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spill-over with the drug cartels. We're facing all of it.
3
Rafael Correa
We won't tolerate abuses and crimes made every day in the name of freedom of speech. That is freedom of extortion and blackmail.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTORTION»

Discover the use of extortion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extortion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, ...
Argues that politicians in Congress are extorting money from corporations and the people and then use it to buy each other's votes.
Peter Schweizer, 2013
2
Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, ...
Extortion finally makes clear why Congress is so dysfunctional: it’s all about making money, not making law.
Peter Schweizer, 2013
3
Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments, ...
Details the world of high-level bribery and its destructive impact on security, democratization, and human aid around the world.
Alexandra Addison Wrage, 2007
4
Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity
1. Introduction. 2.
Ko-lin Chin, 2000
5
Bribery and extortion in world business: a study of ...
Describes the various types of political payments made by multinational corporations to foreign countries and explains why they have been deemed necessary
Neil Herman Jacoby, Peter Raymond Nehemkis, Richard Sedric Fox Eells, 1977
6
Money for Nothing: Politicians, Rent Extraction, and ...
This book, standing squarely at the intersection of law, political science, and economics, vividly illustrates the patterns of legal extortion underlying the current fabric of interest-group politics.
Fred S. McChesney, 1997
7
Extortion
You know which they ll choose. With Extortion, first published in 1960, Hartley Howard and Glenn Bowman add another outstanding thriller to their long list of successes.
Hartley Howard, 2013
8
"Welcome to Hell": Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and ...
The Duty to Investigate
‎2000
9
Trafficking and Extortion of Burmese Migrants in Malaysia ...
Since 1995, approx. 40,000 Burmese refugees have resettled in the U.S., fleeing the repressive military junta in Burma. The majority of refugee arrivals come via Bangkok, Thailand or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Richard G. Lugar, 2009
10
The First Family: Terror, Extortion and the Birth of the ...
This explosive book tells the story of the first family of New York, and how this extended close-knit clan of racketeers and murderers left the backwaters of Sicily to successfully establish themselves as the founding godfathers of the New ...
Mike Dash, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTORTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extortion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Federal Jury Convicts Gay Porn Star In Extortion Of Socialite Tycoon
A federal jury today convicted a gay porn star/escort of extorting $500,000 and a luxury car from a business tycoon who made the hush money ... «The Smoking Gun, Jul 15»
2
Teacher arrested for extortion calls to MLAs and legislators
All victims claimed that they received extortion calls from three different numbers - 7258865614, 7261878008 and 7260923963 - between July ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Witness concern in Vic extortion case
ROCCO Arico, 37, is charged with five counts of extortion as well as charges for assault, blackmail, and possessing a firearm, ammunition, ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Russian women apprehended as third suspect in British-Russian …
Makian was charged with conspiring in the extortion scheme allegedly carried by Dennis Zarbodaev, 42, and Thor Fenrirpallson Halland, 40, ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
5
Former Johnstown authority chief found guilty of extortion, bribery
A jury of eight men and four women found Ronald Repak, former Johnstown Redevelopment Authority executive director, guilty of four of six ... «Daily American Online, Jul 15»
6
Indian American IRS Scam leader jailed for 14 years for running …
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American has been jailed for more than 14 years and fined USD one million for running a massive extortion ring ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
7
EXCLUSIVE: Cab companies react to airport extortion investigation
A two-year FBI sting at Honolulu Airport is shining a harsh light on questionable business practices at one of the world's busiest airports. Hawaii ... «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
8
Three arrested in Bihar for extortion
Besides, extortion was also demanded from half a dozen officials across the state. Police have also recovered 17 SIM cards and half a dozen ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
9
Indian-American jailed for 14 yrs for running extortion scheme
NEW YORK: An Indian-American has been jailed for more than 14 years and fined US $ one million for running a massive extortion ring from ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
FBI: Kansas teen is one of 350 sexual extortion victims
The FBI is searching for hundreds of child sexual extortion victims within and outside of the United States in an investigation involving one ... «KSHB, Jul 15»

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