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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
extort /ɪkˈstɔːt, ɛk-/

▶verb obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means.

– derivatives
extorter noun,
extortion noun,
extortioner noun,
extortionist noun,
extortive adjective.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as extortion): from L. extort-, extorquere ‘wrest’, based on torquere ‘twist’.

'extortion' also found in these Oxford entries:

extort - extortionate - tortious

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