Home/tort/extortionextortionUnknownSeenFamiliarMastered🇬🇧 UK/ɪk'stɔːʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ik'stɒ:ʃәn/C2Definitionsn.The crime of obtaining money or something valuable by threats or force; blackmail.勒索;敲诈;强取🧩 Root BreakdownRoot-derivedexout of, former+tortwist, turn, wrench+tionact, process, state=extortionExample Sentences← Back to tort