as in cheating
the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services
six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion
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Buzbee, in return, denies the extortion allegations.
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Corrupt and inept governments in Guatemala and Honduras failed to halt an epidemic of gang violence and extortion.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Criminal gangs, a growing problem as the Hamas government struggles to maintain control, have taken advantage and are now getting into the cash extortion business, seizing control of ATMs and charging people for their use, the Norwegian Refugee Council said.
—Bilal Shbair and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Corrupt and inept governments in Guatemala and Honduras failed to halt an epidemic of gang violence and extortion.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Criminal gangs, a growing problem as the Hamas government struggles to maintain control, have taken advantage and are now getting into the cash extortion business, seizing control of ATMs and charging people for their use, the Norwegian Refugee Council said.
—Bilal Shbair and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Extortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extortion. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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