Extortion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of EXTORTION is the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property; especially : the offense committed by an official engaging in such practice.
Extortion - Wikipedia
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What Is the Crime of Extortion? What Are Examples of ...
2022年6月8日 · Extortion occurs when someone attempts to obtain money, property, or other valuables by threatening to commit violence, accusing the victim of a crime, or revealing private or damaging information about the victim.
Extortion - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes
2015年6月3日 · Degrees of Extortion. Extortion laws vary by state, with many states using degrees of extortion to classify the severity of the crime. first degree extortion usually involves the perpetrator making threats of physical harm or confinement, such as kidnapping.
Extortion legal definition of extortion
EXTORTION, crimes. In a large sense it, signifies any oppression, under color of right: but in a more strict sense it means the unlawful taking by any officer, by color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. 4 Bl. Com. 141; 1 Hawk. P. C. c. 68, s. 1; 1 Russ. Cr. *144.
California Code, PEN 518. - California Legislative Information
California Codes Text Search. 518. (a) Extortion is the obtaining of property or other consideration from another, with his or her consent, or the obtaining of an official act of a public officer, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right.
What Is Extortion? Examples of Threats, Uses, and Legality
2022年9月28日 · Extortion is the wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or intimidation to gain money or property from an individual or entity.