extorting

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A form of extort — To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of extort
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APA

extorting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extorting

MLA

“extorting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extorting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extorting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extorting.

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