extort

Etymology
Borrowed from, past participle of ; from + , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
 * 2)  To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
 * 3)  To twist outwards.
 * 1)  To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
 * 2)  To twist outwards.
 * 1)  To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
 * 2)  To twist outwards.
 * 1)  To twist outwards.
 * 1)  To twist outwards.

Synonyms

 * wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: afpresse, aftvinge
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:, ,
 * Khmer:, កំហែងយក, សង្កត់យក, ជំរិតទារ
 * Latin: extorqueō
 * Maori: apo, kōhaki
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: utpresse
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: fravriste
 * Finnish:
 * Khmer:, កំហែងយក, សង្កត់យក, ជំរិតទារ
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Italian:


 * Serbo-Croatian:

Adjective

 * 1)  Wrongfully obtained.