extortion 3
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
Hypernym
felony 1
noun
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
EnglishDerivationally related form
extortionist 1
noun
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
extort 2
verb
obtain by coercion or intimidation
Hyponym
blackmail 1
noun
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
protection 7
noun
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
shakedown 3
noun
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
