extortion
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- Royaume-Uni//ɪkˈstɔːʃən//
- Royaume-Uni//ɛk-//
- États-Unis//ɪkˈstɔɹʃən//
- États-Unis//ɛk-//
The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
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The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin extorqueō Late Latin extortiōbor. Middle English extorcion English extortion From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.
Formes
- pluriel
- extortions
extortion · The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
extra · Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary;…extract · Something that is extracted or drawn out.extraction · The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.