extorting

Meaning

of Extort

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31 hijackings were committed in U.S. airspace in 1972, 19 of them for the specific purpose of extorting money. Source: Internet

Both mercenaries and soldiers in fighting armies were expected to fund themselves by looting or extorting tribute, which imposed severe hardships on the inhabitants of occupied territories. Source: Internet

Police are warning Montrealers about a new phone scam that is aimed at extorting money from citizens. Source: Internet

On Tuesday, residents of Mauna residential area in Juba accused men in uniform of terrorizing and extorting money from them at night. Source: Internet

In hopes of extorting a rescue of the bank, Biddle induced a short-lived financial crisis Hofstadter, 1948, pp. 61–62 that was initially blamed on Jackson's executive action. Source: Internet

After successfully infusing terror in the minds of the masses, some Taliban groups are now involved in extorting money from businessmen — based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police officials say. Source: Internet