extorsion

Definitions of extorsion
  1. noun
    the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
    synonyms: chantage
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    types:
    chantage
    extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
    protection, rançon
    payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
    chantage, rançon
    extortion of money (as by blackmail)
    type of:
    acte illégitime, crime
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
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