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extortion [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃn, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] N no pl

extortion
extortion

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In the late 1930s, the extortion racket was busted by law enforcement.
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There is a misconception that cryptovirology is mostly about extortion attacks.
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He had been imprisoned five years before because of other crimes (drug trade, extortion).
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The people who live on the road have discovered this trick, and use it in extortions of the unaware.
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Motorcycle taxis were previously unregulated, and subject to extortion by organized crime gangs.
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However, the woman who made the claims was subsequently charged with extortion in her own country.
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During the same period, violent criminal groups often took over state enterprises, clearing the way by assassinations or extortion.
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In an extortion racket the racketeers agree not to attack a business.
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By 1996 there were a registered total of 17,169 cases of extortion.
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He frames the new universal toleration as a means of removing all ambiguity and extortion.
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