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[[Latin]] extort- participial stem of extorquēre, < ex- out + torquēre to twist.

[[Latin]] extort- participial stem of extorquēre, < ex- out + torquēre to twist.

[[literally]], To wrest or wring (something) from a [[person]]; to extract by [[torture]].

[[literally]], To wrest or wring (something) from a [[person]]; to extract by [[torture]].

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the [[act]] or [[practice]] of extorting especially [[money]] or other [[property]]; especially : the [[offense]] committed by an official engaging in such practice

*1: the [[act]] or [[practice]] of extorting especially [[money]] or other [[property]]; especially : the [[offense]] committed by an official engaging in such practice

The term extortion is often used [[metaphorically]] to refer to [[usury]] or to price-gouging, though neither is [[legally]] considered extortion. It is also often used loosely to refer to everyday situations where one [[person]] feels indebted against their will, to another, in order to [[receive]] an essential [[service]] or avoid legal consequences. For example, certain lawsuits, fees for services such as [[banking]], automobile insurance, gasoline prices, and even [[taxation]], have all been labeled "legalized extortion" by people with various [[social]] or [[political]] [[beliefs]].

The term extortion is often used [[metaphorically]] to refer to [[usury]] or to price-gouging, though neither is [[legally]] considered extortion. It is also often used loosely to refer to everyday situations where one [[person]] feels indebted against their will, to another, in order to [[receive]] an essential [[service]] or avoid legal consequences. For example, certain lawsuits, fees for services such as [[banking]], automobile insurance, gasoline prices, and even [[taxation]], have all been labeled "legalized extortion" by people with various [[social]] or [[political]] [[beliefs]].

Neither extortion nor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail blackmail] require a threat of a [[criminal]] act, such as [[violence]], merely a threat used to elicit [[actions]], [[money]], or [[property]] from the object of the extortion. Such threats include the filing of reports (true or not) of criminal [[behavior]] to the [[police]], revelation of damaging [[facts]] (such as pictures of the object of the extortion in a [[compromising]] position), etc.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion]  

Neither extortion nor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail blackmail] require a threat of a [[criminal]] act, such as [[violence]], merely a threat used to elicit [[actions]], [[money]], or [[property]] from the object of the extortion. Such threats include the filing of reports (true or not) of criminal [[behavior]] to the [[police]], revelation of damaging [[facts]] (such as pictures of the object of the extortion in a [[compromising]] position), etc.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion]  

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]