| extort | 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. 2. To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion. Origin: L. Extortus, p. P. Of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See Torsion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| extortor | An outward rotator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extortor |
1. an outward rotator. 2. an extraocular muscle that produces extorsion, i.e. the inferior oblique or the inferior rectus muscle. Cf. intorter.
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| extort | get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
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| extort | obtain by coercion or intimidation |
| extort | obtain through intimidation |
| extort | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) |
| extort | unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) |
| extort | an exorbitant charge |
| extort | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation |
| extort | to an exorbitant degree |
| extort | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them |
| extort | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them |
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