Word: extortion

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Synonyms: extortion

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: extortion

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german
Translations:
erpressung
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french
Translations:
exaction, chantage, extorsion
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dutch
Translations:
afpersing, knevelarij
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russian
Translations:
вымогатель, ростовщик, вымогание, вымогательство, лихоимец
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norwegian
Translations:
utpressing
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finnish
Translations:
kiristäminen, kiskonta, kiristys
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czech
Translations:
vydírání, vymáhání, vyděračství
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polish
Translations:
wydzieranie, wymuszanie, dodatkowy
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ukrainian
Translations:
здирство, вимагання
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estonian
Translations:
väljapressimine
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croatian
Translations:
iznuda, ucjena, iznuđivanje
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slovak
Translations:
vynucovaní

The meaning and "use of": extortion

noun
  • the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. - Brute force, extortion , and bribery are not a policy, they are the last refuge of a mafioso.

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