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extortion

noun

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Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.

In the novel, the villain's demands for payment amounted to extortion.

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The manager's extortion succeeded when a threatened shopkeeper surrendered goods to prevent the manager from spreading a damaging accusation he knew was false.

From The Depot in the Novel.

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