extort

• Verbe désignant l'action d'obtenir quelque chose, surtout de l'argent, par la force, les menaces ou une pression illégale.

A verb used to indicate the act of obtaining something, especially money, through force, threats, or illegal pressure.

1. Obtain by force or threatsC1formallegal

   To obtain something, especially money, from someone by using threats, violence, or intimidation.

   Extorquer

   • The gang attempted to extort money from the local shopkeepers.
   • He was arrested for trying to extort a confession from the witness.
   • They used blackmail to extort large sums from their victims.

   Synonymesblackmailbullycoerceexactextractforcesqueezewring