Definition
Forcing someone to give you money or something valuable by using threats or violence.
Etymology
From Latin 'extortus,' past participle of 'extorquere' (to twist out), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'torquere' (to twist). Originally meant literally to twist something out of someone's grasp.
Kelly Says
The Latin root 'torquere' also gives us 'torture' and 'torque'—they're all about twisting. Extortion literally means 'twisting something out' of someone, which makes the crime's violent nature clear right from the word's origin!
Translations
ARالعربية
ابتزاز
i-bt-zaaz
CACatalà
extorsion
ek-stor-shun
CSČeština
vyžadovat
vee-zhah-doh-vat
DEDeutsch
erpressen
er-pres-en
ELΕλληνικά
εκβιαζω
ek-bee-az-o
ESEspañol
extorsionar
ek-stor-thee-ar
FAفارسی
extortion
ek-stor-shun
FISuomi
kiristää
ki-ris-taa
FRFrançais
extorquer
ek-stor-ker
HIहिन्दी
व्याज लेना
vy-aa-j le-na
HUMagyar
bűzölést
boo-zho-lest
IDBahasa Indonesia
memaksakan
me-maks-a-kan
ITItaliano
estorcere
es-tor-che-reh
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-pro-rt
MSBahasa Melayu
menagih
me-na-gih
MYမြန်မာ
လူတစ်ယောက်
loo-tee-ya-ouk
NLNederlands
uitlokken
oot-lok-ken
NONorsk
utpresse
oot-pres-e
PLPolski
okradać
ok-ra-dat'
PTPortuguês
extorquir
ek-stor-kweer
RORomână
extorsiona
ek-stor-see-o-na
RUРусский
вымогать
vy-mo-gat'
SVSvenska
utpressa
oot-pres-a
SWKiswahili
kutisha
koo-tee-sha
TAதமிழ்
பணம் கேட்க
pa-nam ka-dka
TEతెలుగు
ఆకర్షణ
a-kar-shana
TLTL
pagsasamantala
pagsa-sa-man-ta-la
TRTürkçe
izmarla
iz-mar-la
UKУкраїнська
вимагати
vee-ma-gat'
VITiếng Việt
cướp đoạt
chup doat
ZH中文
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lē suǒ