as in cheating
the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services
six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion
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Noboa, a conservative young millionaire, and González both promised voters solutions to the extortions, killings, kidnappings and other crimes that became part of everyday life as the country emerged from the pandemic.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The four were accused of conspiracy to defraud; wire fire; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; honest service wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit extortion.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
If the Flatley Court found that settlement conversation was so extreme that Mauro was liable for extortion, what will Judge Epstein do in Buzbee’s circumstance.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The four were accused of conspiracy to defraud; wire fire; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; honest service wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit extortion.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
If the Flatley Court found that settlement conversation was so extreme that Mauro was liable for extortion, what will Judge Epstein do in Buzbee’s circumstance.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Extortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extortion. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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