extort has definitions from the field of criminal law
1
[ verb ] obtain by coercion or intimidation

Synonyms

gouge squeeze wring rack

Examples

"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

2
[ verb ] (criminal law) obtain through intimidation

Related terms

take blackmail crime

3
[ verb ] get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

Synonyms

wring_from

Related terms

obtain pry

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