extortion
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美[?k'st?r??n]
英英釋意
- 1. an exorbitant charge
- 2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority);
- "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
- 3. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
