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   Ex·tor·tion

   /ikˈstôrSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats: "he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion"

   Word Origin Middle English: from late Latin extortio(n-), from Latin extorquere ‘wrest’ (see extort).

   Derivatives

   • 1. extortioner noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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