extortions
Meaning of extortions
plural noun
- the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion
extortion rackets
Middle English: from late Latin extortio(n- ), from Latin extorquere ‘wrest’ (see extort).
Information about extortions
- It is a name.
- The singular form of extortions is: extortion.
- Languages in which extortions is used:
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Hyphenation of extortions
ex-tor-tions
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- extortions is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
extortions synonyms
Meaning the action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment:
Meaning the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force:
Meaning the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them:
Meaning another term for shake-up:
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