Extort

eks-tSrt', v. To wrest or wring from, gain by force, exact. — v. To practice extortion. [L. extorquere, -tortum, ex and torquere, to turn about, twist.] — Extort'er, n. — Extor's ive, -siv, a. Serving to, etc. — Extortion, n. Act of, etc. illegal exaction; thing_extorted; oppre ion; rapacity.— Extortionate, -at, -ary, -er-Y, a. Practicing, pert, to, characterized by, or implying, etc. — Extortioner, n.