Extortion

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		A total of 3,090,912 punished crimes was counted in 1998, representing a significant increase of 8.2 percent when compared to the previous year. The types of crimes on the rise include crime against the national patrimony, a direct result of the increase in theft (up 14.7 percent), burglaries (up 24.4 percent) and extortion (up 21.7 percent). (references)
Civil Liberties	Mexico	The most common complaints by migrants included assault, rape, and extortion. (references)
	Angola	Extortion at checkpoints is routine in the center of Luanda and pervasive on major commercial routes. (references)
	Liberia	Security forces maintained checkpoints where travelers routinely were subjected to arbitrary searches and petty extortion. (references)
Economic History	Albania	Businesses have been targets of extortion, theft, and robbery. (references)
	Colombia	The country's oil pipelines are a frequent target of extortion and bombing campaigns by the ELN and, more recently, the FARC. (references)
	Nepal	Although Maoist-instigated intimidation and extortion continue, the killings have largely subsided since the cease-fire was announced. (references)
Human Rights	Venezuela	There are reports that Colombian guerrillas kidnap persons for extortion. (references)
	Brazil	Male officers serve in women's prisons, and abuse and extortion of sexual favors are common. (references)
	Georgia	Often the threat of incarceration in this facility was sufficient to induce confession or extortion. (references)
Minorities	Russia	For example, during the year, members of ethnic or racial minorities were the victims of beatings, extortion, and harassment by "skinheads" and members of other racist and extremist groups. (references)
	East Timor	Ethnic Chinese businessmen have been subjected to extortion and harassment, at times from elements reportedly associated with the CNRT, which accuses the Chinese businessmen (who make up less than 1 percent of the population) of, among other things, financially backing rival groups. (references)
Political Economy	Tajikistan	These forces also were responsible for threats, extortion, looting, and abuse of civilians. (references)
Travel	Nigeria	In some cases, victims have been subjected to extortion and in extreme cases to bodily harm. (references)
	Ecuador	The frontier areas of these provinces are especially dangerous because of the significant increase in common crime, extortion, and kidnapping. (references)
Women	Mozambique	While it appeared that these legal restrictions on women's freedom were not enforced, they left women open to extortion and other pressures. (references)
Worker Rights	Bangladesh	Fighting often is over the control of rackets or extortion payoffs and typically involves knives, guns, and homemade bombs. (references)
	Tajikistan	Victims of trafficking face psychological stress, social ostracism, blackmail, and extortion, and in certain cases, physical abuse. (references)
	Liberia	Families dependent on minimum wage incomes also engage in subsistence farming, small-scale marketing, petty extortion, and begging. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Extortion

Usage Frequency: Extortion

Frequency of Internet Expressions: Extortion

Modern Translation: Extortion

Language		Translations for "extortion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		zhvatje (claw back, shakedown, swindle). (various references)

Arabic		‏إنتزاع (conquering, conquest, elicitation, eviction, exaction, grab, grabbing, pull, snatching, twitch, yank), ‏إغتصاب (conversion, exaction, kidnapping, rape, ravishment, violation), ‏إبتزاز (blackmail, exaction, hustle, racket, shakedown), ‏ظلم (abuse, aggrieve, darken, eclipse, gloom, grind, grow dark, inequality, inequity, iniquity, injustice, oppress, oppression, shadow, tyrannize, unfairness, wrong), ‏شىء مبتز. (various references)

Bulgarian		грабителство (rapine), насилствено изтръгване, изнудване (blackmail, exaction, gouge, racket, ramp, shakedown). (various references)

Chinese		强夺. (various references)

Czech		vydírání (blackmail, chantage). (various references)

Danish		pengeafpresning (exaction). (various references)

Dutch		afpersing (exaction). (various references)

Esperanto		elpremo (exaction), eldevigo (exaction). (various references)

Finnish		kiristys (blackmail). (various references)

French		extorsion de fonds, extorsion (exaction), exaction (exaction). (various references)

German		Erpressung (blackmail). (various references)

Greek		εκβιασμόσ (blackmail, racketeering, shake down), απόσπαση (detachment). (various references)

Hebrew		עושק (exploitation, oppression, rapacious, robbery, violence), עשקנות (exploitation), סחיטה (pressing, squeeze, squeezing, wringing), סחטנות (blackmail, chantage). (various references)

Hungarian		zsarolás (black rents, blackmail, chantage, racket, racketeering). (various references)

Indonesian		pemerasan (blackmail, exploitation). (various references)

Italian		estorsione (exaction, wringing). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		強奪 (pillage, plunder, violence). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たかり (sponging), きょうせい (blackmail, coercion, compulsion, correction, enforcement, great, lovely voice, low singing voice, magnificent, obligation, paragenesis, persistent demand, reform, remedy, splendid, student teacher, symbiosis, training), きょうかつざい, きょうよう (coercion, common use, communal, cultivation, culture, education, offer for use, refinement), ごうせい (blackmail, combined, composite, composition, compound, extravagance, hardness, luxury, magnificence, mixed, persistent demand, rigidity, synthesis, synthetic), ごうだつ (pillage, plunder, violence), むりじい, もがり (bamboo fence). (various references)

Manx		streeagey (extort), chenjaght (oppression). (various references)

Norwegian		utpressing. (various references)

Pig Latin		extortionay.(various references)

Portuguese		extorsão de fundos, extorsão (blackmail). (various references)

Romanian		stoarcere (expression, squeeze, wring). (various references)

Russian		вымогательство (shakedown). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ucena (blackmail, graft, ransom, reward), iznuđivanje. (various references)

Spanish		extorsión (exaction), exacción (exaction). (various references)

Swedish		utpressning (blackmail). (various references)

Turkish		zorla alma (exaction, squeeze, usurpation, wrest), zorbalık (despotism, fist law, headiness, outrage, overbearance, rough stuff, ruffianism, tyranny, violence), haraç (exaction, pad, protection, racket, tax, tribute), gasp (disseisin, disseizin, grab, hijack, hijacking, rape, seizure, spoliation, usurpation, wrest), fahiş fiyat (exorbitant price, fancy price, overcharge). (various references)

Ukrainian		вимагання (chantage, racketeering, wring), випитування (pump). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự bóp nặn. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Extortion

Bible Trace: Extortion

Matched Bible Translations: Extortion

Language	Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 25
Cebuano	"Alaut kamo, mga escriba ug mga Fariseo, mga maut! kay ginahinloan ninyo ang gawas nga bahin sa baso ug sa pinggan, apan sa sulod kini sila napuno sa panikas ug sa labihang pag-pangilog.
Croatian	"Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Èistite èašu i zdjelu izvana, a iznutra su pune grabeža i pohlepe.
Danish	Ve eder, I skriftkloge og Farisæere, I Hyklere! thi I rense det udvendige af Bægeret og Fadet; men indvendigt ere de fulde af Rov og Umættelighed.
Dutch	Wee u, gij Schriftgeleerden en Farizeen, gij geveinsden, want gij reinigt het buitenste des drinkbekers, en des schotels, maar van binnen zijn zij vol van roof en onmatigheid.
Finnish	Sinä sokea fariseus, puhdista ensin maljan sisus, että sen ulkopuolikin tulisi puhtaaksi!
French	Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous nettoyez le dehors de la coupe et du plat, et qu`au dedans ils sont pleins de rapine et d`intempérance.
German	Weh euch, Schriftgelehrte und Pharisäer, ihr Heuchler, die ihr die Becher und Schüsseln auswendig reinlich haltet, inwendig aber ist's voll Raubes und Fraßes!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Celakalah kalian guru-guru agama dan orang-orang Farisi! Kalian tukang berpura-pura! Mangkuk-mangkuk dan piring-piringmu kalian cuci bersih-bersih bagian luarnya, padahal bagian dalamnya kotor sekali dengan hal-hal yang kalian dapat dengan kekerasan dan keserakahan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Wai bagi kamu, hai ahli Taurat dan orang Parisi, orang munafik! Karena kamu membersihkan luar cawan dan pinggan, tetapi di dalamnya ada penuh dengan rampasan dan lobamu.
Italian	Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, che pulite l'esterno del bicchiere e del piatto mentre all'interno sono pieni di rapina e d'intemperanza.
Latvian	Bçdas jums, rakstu mâcîtâji un farizeji, jûs liekuïi, jo jûs tîrât biíera un bïodas ârpusi, bet savâ iekðienç jûs esat pilni laupîjuma un netîrîbas.
Manx Gaelic	Smerg diu scrudeyryn as Phariseeyn, chrauee-oalsey: son ta shiu glenney yn cappan as y claare er cheu-mooie, agh cheu sthie t'ad lane dy hranlaase as dy neu-heeltys.
Maori	Aue, te mate mo koutou e nga karaipi, e nga Parihi, e te hunga tinihanga! e horoi nei i waho o te kapu, o te pereti, ko roto ia ki tonu i te pahua, i te taikaha.
Norwegian	Ve eder, I skriftlærde og fariseere, I hyklere, I som renser beger og fat utvendig, men innvendig er de fulle av rov og griskhet!
Rumanian	Vai de voi, cqrturari wi Farisei fqyarnici! Pentru cq voi curqyiyi partea de afarq a paharului wi a blidului, dar knlquntru sknt pline de rqpire wi de necumpqtare.
Russian	зПТЕ ЧБН, ЛОЙЦОЙЛЙ Й ЖБТЙУЕЙ, МЙГЕНЕТЩ, ЮФП ПЮЙЭБЕФЕ ЧОЕЫОПУФШ ЮБЫЙ Й ВМАДБ, НЕЦДХ ФЕН ЛБЛ ЧОХФТЙ ПОЙ РПМОЩ ИЙЭЕОЙС Й ОЕРТБЧДЩ.
Shuar	`Maa Wáinkiatarum jintinniutirmesha, Pariséutirmesha. Antrarum shiir chichamtiniaitrume. Atumka tsapasha pininsha initiaani nijiatsuk aya Pátatek nijiawitrume. Núnisrum Pátatek shiir awajmamniuitrume tura Enentáiminkia kasamkatniusha tura Chíkichna wakeruktincha nujai Piákuitrume.
Swedish	Ve eder, I skriftlärde och fariséer, I skrymtare, som gören det yttre av bägaren och fatet rent, medan de inuti äro fulla av vad I haven förvärvat genom rofferi och omättlig ondska!
Uma	"Silaka-koi, guru agama pai' to Parisi! Lompe' hi mali-na-wadi-koi! Koi' hewa tauna to mpobohoi' sangkiri' pai' piri hi mali-na-wadi, hiaa' hi rala-na babo' moto. Ada agama to kahiloa hi mali-na-wadi nituku' lia. Hiaa' hi rala nono-ni jampa pai' mpokahina anu doo-koi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations & Misspellings: Extortion

Rhyming with "Extortion"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "extortion" (pronounced ikstô"rshun)
7	-s t ô" r sh u n	distortion.
6	-t ô" r sh u n	contortion.
5	-ô" r sh u n	abortion, antiabortion, apportion, portion, proportion.
4	-r sh u n	martian.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Dearness	Noun: dearness; Adjective: high price, famine price, fancy price; overcharge; extravagance; exorbitance, extortion; heavy pull upon the purse.
Greed	Greed, greediness, avarice, avidity, rapacity, extortion.
Reward	Douceur, bribe; hush money, smart money; blackmail, extortion; carcelage; solatium.
Stealing	Blackmail, extortion, shakedown, Black Hand.
Taking	Rapacity, rapaciousness, extortion, vampirism; theft;.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh gee, thanks Dave, bang-up job so far. Extortion, coercion; you'll pardon me if I ask you to kiss my pucker (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie) Well, now we can add kidnapping and extortion to his list of accolades (The Rock; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook) If you mention extortion again, I'll have your legs broken (Animal House; writing credit: Harold Ramis; Douglas Kenney) Who knows more about extortion, me or you (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramón De España) That's extortion. (Lizzie McGuire; writing credit: Ole Kolster)
Movie/TV Titles	Extortion (1938) Lethal Extortion (1993)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) (reference) Joseph's Kidnapping: Extortion in Canton (reference) Money for Nothing: Politicians, Rent Extraction, and Political Extortion (reference) Sokaiya: Extortion, Protection, and the Japanese Corporation (reference) Tax Racket: Government Extortion from A to Z (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Lethal Extortion (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	But it ought to be conducted without fraud, without extortion, with constant and plentiful supplies, with a ready market for the commodities of the Indians and a stated price for what they give in payment and receive in exchange.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	103	32,137

Expression	Frequency per Day
extortion	69
definition extortion	8
case extortion	4
extortion law	4
directv extortion	4
kidnap ransom extortion	3
direct extortion letter tv	2
direct extortion tv	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	concussio, extorquere. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 25
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouai umin grammateiV kai farisaioi upokritai oti kaqarizete to exwqen tou pothriou kai thV paroyidoV eswqen de gemousin ex arpaghV kai akrasiaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia mundatis quod de foris est calicis et parapsidis intus autem pleni sunt rapina et inmunditia
Old English	990	West Saxon	Wa eow bokeres. & farisei liceteras.for-þam ge clænsiað þt wið-utan þas calices& disscas. & ge synt innan fule reaflakes & unclænnysse.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Woo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that clensen the cuppe and the plater with outforth; but with ynne ye ben ful of raueyne and vnclennesse.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Wo be to you scribes and pharises ypocrites which make clene ye vtter syde of the cuppe and of the platter: but within they are full of brybery and excesse.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "extortion": extortionary, extortionate, extortionately, extortioner, extortioners, extortionist, extortionists, extortions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Extortion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ectropion, exhortion, exhtortion, extorsion, extortioner, extorton. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-i-n-o-o-r-t-t-x"
	-2 letters: tortoni, tritone.
	-3 letters: enroot, extort, intort, norite, orient, retint, rotten, tinter, tonier, tooter, torten, toxine, triton.
	-4 letters: inert, inter, intro, irone, niter, nitre, nitro, noter, oorie, otter, oxter, rotte, tenor, titer, titre, toner, torot, torte, toter, toxin, trine, trite, trone.
	-5 letters: exit, exon, inro, into, iron, nett, next, nite, nixe, noir, nori, note, onto.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-n-o-o-r-t-t-x"
	+1 letter: extortions.
	+2 letters: enterotoxin, exhortation, exportation, extortioner.
	+3 letters: enterotoxins, exhortations, exportations, extortionary, extortionate, extortioners, extortionist, overtaxation, tetrodotoxin.
	+4 letters: expectoration, extortionists, extrapolation, neurotoxicity, overtaxations, reexportation, tetrodotoxins.
	+5 letters: expectorations, extortionately, extrapolations, nephrotoxicity, overextraction, reexportations.
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Extortion

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