extort

English - Turkish

Definition of extort in English Turkish dictionary: tehditle koparmak; tehditle; sızdırmak (para); (from ile) tehditle; sıkıştırarak ya da baskıyla almak; zorla al; gaspetmek; koparmak; extortion zorla alma; {f} zorla yaptırmak; zorla alınan şey; {f} zorla almak; şantaj; {f} tehditle almak; extortionist zorla alan kimse; slang sızdırmak zorla yaptırmak; zorbalık; kanunsuz şekilde baskı yaparak alma; gö; zorba kimse; {f} (para) sızdırmak, (haraç) almak; zorla almak; gasp etmek
extort money: para sızdırmak
extortion: (Hukuk) gasp
Tom bir gasp girişimi kurbanıydı. - Tom was the victim of an extortion attempt.
extortion: zorla alma
extortion: haraç
extortion: para sızdırma
extortion: (Kanun,Ticaret) irtikap
extortion: haraca kesme
extortion: (Ticaret) zorla alınan şey
extorting: {f} zorla al
extorting: {i} zorla alma
extortion: zorbalık
extortion: şantaj
extorting: zorla alarak
extorted: zorla yaptırılmış
extorted: zorla alınmış
extorter: zorla alan
extorter: zorla yaptıran
extortion: {i} fahiş fiyat
extortions: gasp

English - English

Definition of extort in English English dictionary: To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt; To obtain by means of the offense of extortion; to obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity; {v} to get by force, wrest, take too much; {f} obtain (money, information, etc.) through threat or intimidation, blackmail; Extorted; If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him Her kidnapper extorted a £175,000 ransom for her release. = extract. to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them blackmail extort sth from sb (past participle of extorquere, from torquere ); obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"; obtain through intimidation; get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"; To get by the offense of extortion; See Extortion, 2; get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner; To practice extortion
extort money: illegally obtain money from someone by force or intimidation, blackmail, wring
extortion: the practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion
extortion: Extortion is the crime of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by using force or threats. He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers. Unlawful exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority. It may include threats of physical harm, criminal prosecution, or public exposure. Some forms of threat, especially those made in writing, are occasionally singled out for separate statutory treatment as blackmail. See also bribery
extortion: The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge
extorter: {n} one who oppresses, an extortioner
extortion: {n} an unlawful exaction, oppression
extorted: past of extort
extorter: One who practices extortion
extorting: present participle of extort
extortion: Forcing a person to give up property in a thing through the use of violence, fear or under pretense of authority
extortion: 1 In common law, the corrupt collection by a public official of an excessive or unauthorized fee; punishable as a misdemeanor Under modern society the offense includes illegal taking of money by anyone who employs threats, or other illegal use of fear to coercion, to obtain money, and whose conduct falls short of the threat to personal safety required for robbery Extortion is used interchangeably with blackmail and is commonly punished as a felony
extortion: {i} blackmail, use of intimidation or force in order to obtain something (money, information, etc.)
extortion: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
extortion: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
extortion: To use one's position or office to obtain money or other things of value, when none is due or not so much is due, or before it is due Oppressive, threatening or illegal extraction??, as of excessive price or interest
extortion: the practice of extorting money or other property, especially by a public official, by the use of threats
extortion: That which is extorted or exacted by force
extortion: an exorbitant charge
extortion: The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due
extortion: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
extortions: plural of extortion
extorts: third-person singular of extort

extort

Hyphenation

ex·tort

Turkish pronunciation

îkstôrt

Synonyms

bleed, bully, clip, coerce, demand, educe, elicit, evince, exact, extract, fleece, force, get, gouge, hold up

Pronunciation

/əkˈstôrt/ /ɪkˈstɔːrt/

Etymology

[ ik-'stort ] (transitive verb.) 1529. From Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to extort”); from ex (“out”) + -tort, from torqueō (“twist, turn”).