Extort

  • 51force from — Extort, wrest from …

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  • 52extorter — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist …

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  • 53extortion — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist …

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  • 54extortioner — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist …

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  • 55extortionist — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist …

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  • 56extortive — extort ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist …

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  • 57educe — educe, evoke, elicit, extract, extort mean to bring or draw out what is hidden, latent, or reserved. Educe usually implies the development and outward manifestation of something potential or latent {Gray, with the qualities of mind and soul of a… …

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  • 58Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — In all areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the human rights record remained poor, and numerous serious abuses were committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention by security forces… …

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  • 59extract — extractable, extractible, adj. extractability, extractibility, n. v. /ik strakt / or, esp. for 5, /ek strakt/; n. /ek strakt/, v.t. 1. to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth. 2. to deduce (a… …

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  • 60exact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. require, claim, demand; extort, take, wring, wrest, force, impose. See command, compulsion. adj. strict, rigorous; accurate, precise, delicate, nice, fine, correct, literal, verbatim; faithful,… …

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