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Pronunciation / Transliteration: extorsion
"Il a été accusé d'extorsion de fonds."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
"The gang was convicted of extortion and racketeering."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin root 'extortio', coming from 'extorquere' meaning 'to wrench out' or 'to twist away' (ex- 'out' + torquere 'to twist'). The term entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, initially denoting the illegal extraction of money or favors through abuse of authority before expanding to general criminal coercion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extortion" is said worldwide
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extorsion
Transliteration: extorsion
"Il a été accusé d'extorsion de fonds."
Erpressung
Transliteration: Erpressung
"Er wurde wegen Erpressung verurteilt."
estorsione
Transliteration: estorsione
"La polizia ha sventato un tentativo di estorsione."
extorsión
Transliteration: extorsión
"Los criminales fueron arrestados por extorsión."
extorsão
Transliteration: extorsão
"A vítima sofreu extorsão por vários meses."
फिरौती
Transliteration: phiroti
"पुलिस ने जबरन वसूली के एक मामले का खुलासा किया।"
敲诈勒索
Transliteration: qiāozhà lèsuǒ
"他因敲诈勒索罪被判入狱。"
강요
Transliteration: gangyo
"그들은 공갈 협박 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
強ゆすり
Transliteration: kyōyusuri
Script: 恐喝
"男は恐喝の罪で逮捕された。"
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