1. to obtain something, especially money, through force or threats

Examples

• The criminals tried to extort money from the wealthy businessman.
• She was arrested for attempting to extort information from government officials.
• The gang would extort protection money from local shop owners.
• He threatened to extort a confession through intimidation.
• The corrupt official was known to extort bribes from citizens.
• They used blackmail to extort sensitive documents from the company.