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Meanings of extort in English
Spanish
sacar Usage of extort in English
1
They carry out hit-and-run attacks on police and extort money from businesses.
2
Nor would I ever try to attempt to extort my child's fathers.
3
Some take advantage of the absence of rules to extort their clients.
4
In May, Cardenas began investigating whether Gutierrez tried to extort Southern Copper.
5
But no time was allowed Horry to extort the provisions as suggested.
6
Such an apparent contradiction would be very likely to extort further questions.
7
But after a brief kiss he seemed to extort enthusiasm from her.
8
But he could extort no sign, either of consent or of defiance.
9
The magistrates, however, interfered, and endeavored to extort a confession from Goethe.
10
Call it, as you may with truth, an attempt to extort money.
11
It was a fraud, an imposition, an impudent plot to extort money.
12
Sometimes they'll file charges just to extort a bribe, knowing we'll pay.
13
I hope you don't think I kept it to extort a price.
14
Can he extort one noble thought from his weak and indigent brain?
15
Then you mean to try and extort a confession from Laleli herself?
16
If Joshua didn't always try to extort clients they might win more business.
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Translations for extort
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Extort across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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