extortion
英 [?k'st???(?)n; ek-]
美[?k'st?r??n]
- n. 勒索；敲詐；強奪；被勒索的財物
英英釋意
- 1. an exorbitant charge
- 2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority);
- "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
- 3. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)