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extorted

Meaning

of Extort

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Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others. Ayn Rand

The veneration of mighty invisible beings, which was extorted from helpless man through natural fear rooted in the sense of his impotence ... Immanuel Kant

Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted. Trey Gowdy

Abandoning the promises of the Berlin Conference in the late 1890s, the Free State government restricted foreign access and extorted forced labor from the natives. Source: Internet

The agency alleged that the former senator, a critic of the APC government, extorted the money from Dauda to shield him from an ongoing criminal investigation, a allegation he vehemently denies. Source: Internet

A sentence of excommunication was pronounced against Henry V, who had extorted through violence from the pope the concessions documented in the Privilegium. Source: Internet

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