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extorted

 [ik-stawrt]  

ex·tort

   [ik-stawrt]
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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extortus, past participle of extorquēre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + torquēre to twist

Related forms
ex·tort·er, noun
ex·tor·tive, adjective
non·ex·tor·tive, adjective
un·ex·tort·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. See extract.

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