extortion
- IPA[ɪkˈstɔːʃn]
英式
- the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats
noun: extortion, plural noun: extortions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion extortion rackets
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- IPA[ikˈstôrSH(ə)n]
美式
- the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats: he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion extortion rackets
Oxford American Dictionary