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Definitions of extort:
  • verb:   obtain by coercion or intimidation
    Example: "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
  • verb:   obtain through intimidation
  • verb:   get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

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