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extortion
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1 extortion
An exorbitant charge.
Roget 789:
taking
etc.
v.;
reception
etc.
(taking in)
296;
deglutition
etc.
(taking food)
298;
appropriation,
prehension,
prensation†;
capture,
caption;
apprehension,
deprehension†;
abreption†,
seizure,
expropriation,
abduction,
ablation;
subtraction,
withdrawal
etc.
38;
abstraction,
ademption†;
adrolepsy†.
dispossession;
deprivation,
deprivement†;
bereavement;
divestment;
disherison†;
distraint,
distress;
sequestration,
confiscation;
eviction
etc.
297.
rapacity,
rapaciousness,
extortion,
vampirism;
theft
etc.
791.
resumption;
reprise,
reprisal;
recovery
etc.
775.
clutch,
swoop,
wrench;
grip
etc.
(retention)
781;
haul,
take,
catch;
scramble.
taker,
captor.
[Descent of one of the earth's crustal plates under another plate]
subduction [Geol.].
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Roget 791:
stealing
etc.
v.;
theft,
thievery,
latrociny†,
direption†;
abstraction,
appropriation;
plagiary,
plagiarism;
autoplagiarism†;
latrocinium†.
spoliation,
plunder,
pillage;
sack,
sackage†;
rapine,
brigandage,
foray,
razzia†,
rape,
depredation,
raid;
blackmail.
piracy,
privateering,
buccaneering;
license to plunder,
letters of marque,
letters of mark and reprisal.
filibustering,
filibusterism†;
burglary;
housebreaking;
badger game [Slang].
robbery,
highway robbery,
hold-up [U.S.],
mugging.
peculation,
embezzlement;
fraud
etc.
545;
larceny,
petty larceny,
grand larceny,
shoplifting.
thievishness,
rapacity,
kleptomania,
Alsatia†,
den of Cacus,
den of thieves.
blackmail,
extortion,
shakedown,
Black Hand [U.S.].
[person who commits theft]
thief
etc.
792.
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Roget 814:
dearness
etc.
adj.;
high price,
famine price,
fancy price;
overcharge;
extravagance;
exorbitance,
extortion;
heavy pull upon the purse.
Roget 817a:
covetousness,
ravenousness
etc.
adj.;
venality,
avidity,
cupidity;
acquisitiveness
(acquisition)
775;
desire
etc.
865.
[greed for money or material things]
greed,
greediness,
avarice,
avidity,
rapacity,
extortion.
selfishness
etc.
943;
auri sacra fames [Lat.].
grasping,
craving,
canine appetite,
rapacity.
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Roget 973:
reward,
recompense,
remuneration,
meed,
guerdon†,
reguerdon†;
price.
[payment for damage or debt]
indemnity,
indemnification;
quittance;
compensation;
reparation,
redress,
satisfaction;
reckoning,
acknowledgment,
requital,
amends,
sop;
atonement,
retribution;
consideration,
return,
quid pro quo.
salvage,
perquisite;
vail
etc.
(donation)
784†.
douceur [Fr.],
bribe;
hush money,
smart money†;
blackmail,
extortion;
carcelage†;
solatium†.
allowance,
salary,
stipend,
wages,
compensation;
pay,
payment;
emolument;
tribute;
batta†,
shot,
scot;
bonus,
premium,
tip;
fee,
honorarium;
hire;
dasturi†,
dustoori†;
mileage.
crown
etc.
(decoration of honor)
877.
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2 extortion
Unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority).
3 extortion
The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence).
Nederlands: afpersing, chantage, geldafpersing, knevelarij
Pools: wymuszenie
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