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extortion

🇬🇧 UK/ɪk'stɔːʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ik'stɒ:ʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

The crime of obtaining money or something valuable by threats or force; blackmail.

勒索;敲诈;强取

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
tortwist, turn, wrench
+
tionact, process, state
=extortion

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