Extort
121confession — n. 1) to make a confession 2) to extort, force a confession from; to beat a confession out of (the police beat a confession out of him) 3) to repudiate, retract, take back, withdraw a confession 4) a deathbed; forced; full; public; voluntary… …
122blackmail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. extortion, hush money, protection, shakedown (sl.). See stealing, payment, threat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hush money, protection*, extortion, shakedown*; see bribe . v. Syn. extort, exact, coerce,… …
123bleed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. flow, hemorrhage; let blood; overcharge, fleece, soak (sl.), skin (sl.); suffer. See pain, stealing, fluidity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lose blood] Syn. shed blood, be bleeding, have unstaunched… …
124force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …
125wrench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. twist, wring; yank, pull; extort, wrest, snatch; sprain, strain, dislocate; distort. n. monkey wrench, spanner; twist, yank, etc. See extraction, disjunction, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
126Extraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible egress. < N PARAG:Extraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 extraction extraction Sgm: N 1 extracting extracting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 removal removal elimination extrication eradication evolution …
127Compulsion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compulsion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compulsion compulsion coercion coaction constraint duress enforcement press conscription GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 force force Sgm: N 2 brute force …
128Taking — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taking >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 taking taking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 reception reception &c.(taking in) 296 Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition &c.(taking food) 298 Sgm: N 1 appropriation appropriation prehension …
