extort in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

extort in the PONS Dictionary

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extort Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to extort money from sb
extorquer de l'argent à qn
to extort a promise from sb
arracher une promesse à qn
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Under his orders insurgents also attacked numerous farms with the same strategy also extorting agricultural producers throughout the region.
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Chemically dependent, involved in marginal, he lives fleeing rehab clinics and trying to extort money from relatives and friends to get support his habit.
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Its composition excoriates an unfaithful lover for attempting to extort money, described as a mean-spirited duet that rails against enemies.
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The bishop was further charged with extorting money from his clergy on his visitations.
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Using the arrest of sectarian members as a threat, local officials and police extorted money from people.
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His father was a union plumber and belonged to the same union as the one they were extorting.
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If the victim does this, the scammers have the power to extort money from the victim.
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It extorted construction of the huge church, being able to hold a few thousand people.
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His sons were convicted of extorting a vending machine businessman and each received two years in prison.
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These laws have now been somewhat relaxed; however, charas has remained a popular medium for police to extort money from consumers of the drug.
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