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extort ?verb (used with object) 1. Law. a. to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain
by force, torture, threat, or the like.b. to take illegally by reason of one's office.2. to compel (something) of a person or thing: Her wit and intelligence
extorted their admiration.