Definition
To force someone to give you money, information, or something else by using threats, violence, or misuse of power. It always involves unfair or illegal pressure.
Etymology
From Latin *extorquere* ‘to wrench out’, from *ex-* (‘out’) and *torquere* (‘to twist’). The literal image is of twisting something out of someone’s hands.
Kelly Says
Extortion is emotional or physical robbery: you’re not just taking, you’re twisting someone until they give in. That’s why even subtle threats—like ‘nice business you’ve got here…’—can count as extortion if they’re meant to wrench money out of fear.
Translations
ARالعربية
ابتزاز
i-bt-za-az
BNবাংলা
দুর্নীতি
dur-nee-ti
CACatalà
extorsionar
eks-tor-see-o-nar
CSČeština
extorgovat
eks-tor-go-vat
DADansk
extorbere
eks-tor-be-re
DEDeutsch
erpressen
er-pres-en
ELΕλληνικά
εκβιάζω
ek-bee-az-o
ESEspañol
extorsionar
eks-tor-see-ohn-ar
FRFrançais
extorquer
eks-tor-ker
GUGU
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
HAHA
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
HUMagyar
bűnözés
boen-o-zehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemerasan
pe-me-ra-san
IGIG
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
ITItaliano
estorcere
es-tor-ker-eh
KKKK
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
MRMR
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
MSBahasa Melayu
ektorsi
eks-tor-see
NLNederlands
extorsioneren
eks-tor-see-er-en
NONorsk
ektorere
ek-tor-e-re
PAPA
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
PLPolski
ektortować
ek-tor-to-vat
PTPortuguês
extorquir
eks-tor-ke-er
RORomână
extorsiona
eks-tor-see-o-na
RUРусский
вымогать
vy-mo-gat
SVSvenska
extorbera
eks-tor-be-ra
SWKiswahili
ukwaji
oo-kwa-jee
TLTL
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
TRTürkçe
ganimet
ga-ni-met
UKУкраїнська
вимагати
vi-ma-gat-i
URاردو
خونخواہی
khun-khaw-ah-ee
VITiếng Việt
cướp đoạt
chup-doat
YOYO
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn
ZH中文
敲诈勒索
qiao-zha-le-suo
ZUZU
ektorsion
eks-tor-see-ohn