extortion
noun[U]
uk/ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən/us/ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən/theactof getting something,especiallymoney, byforceorthreats:
He wasfoundguiltyofobtainingthemoneyby extortion.
She'stryingtoprotecthersonfrom extortion.
See
extort
- Theyfacecriminalchargesthatincludemurderand extortion.
- Thehackerswereinvolvedin a credit-card extortionplot.
- He was fending offaccusationsof extortion andblackmail.
Fraud & corruption
- anti-bribery
- anti-corruption
- anti-counterfeiting
- anti-fraud
- Augean
- bribe
- defraud
- dolus
- embezzle
- embezzlement
- false accounting
- launder
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- match-fixing
- money laundering
- nobble
- pyramid scheme
- siphon
- vishing