extortion Meaning and Definition

Urdu Meanings

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بالجبر حاصل کرنا

bil-jabar haasil karna

زبردستی لے لینا

zabardasti lay lena

استحصال

istehsal

Definitions

English definition for extortion

1. n. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

2. n. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

3. n. an exorbitant charge

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Criminal

Extortion (also called shakedown, outwrestling, and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from an institution, through coercion.
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