extort

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for extort

extort 🔊 /ɛkstɔˈɹt/

extort : ත්‍රාසාද්ග්‍රහණය කරනවා

extort : බලෙන් ලබා ගන්නවා

extort : නොකැමැත්තෙන් ලබාගන්නවා

extort : බලෙන් ලබාගන්නවා

extort : පැහැරගන්නවා

extort definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
  2. To get by the offense of extortioNoun. See Extortion, 2.

Intransitive verb. To practice extortion.

Past Participle. & Adjective. Extorted.