shakedown has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
1
[ noun ] a very thorough search of a person or a place

Examples

"a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"

Related terms

search cant

2
[ noun ] initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

Examples

"the new industry's economic shakedown"

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adjustment

3
[ adjective ] intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

Examples

"a shakedown cruise"

4
[ noun ] (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)

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extortion cant

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