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Extortion
is always a great word to know.
So is fiction. Does it mean:
| that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble |
| an allegation that a fact exists that is known not to exist, made by authority of law to bring a case within the operation of a rule of law |
Example Sentences
- The systems analyst was arrested on one count of theft by extortion and could face up to 10 years in prison.
- The juicy, gritty extortion plot is the page-turning aspect, and the theme is the expectation and reality in parenthood.
- The charges against the two women—of corruption and extortion, respectively—may or may not be deserved.
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Word Origin & History
extortion
c.1300, from L. extorquere "wrench out, wrest away," from ex- "out" + torquere "to twist" (see thwart).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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