| slovo | definícia |
extortion
(mass) | extortion
- vydieranie |
extortion
(encz) | extortion,vydírání n: Michal Ambrož |
extortion
(encz) | extortion,vymáhání n: Zdeněk Brož |
extortion
(encz) | extortion,vynucování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Extortion
(gcide) | Extortion \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]
1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting
anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any
undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
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2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly
claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of
value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it
is due. --Abbott.
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3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.
Syn: Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.
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extortion
(wn) | extortion
n 1: an exorbitant charge
2: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the
extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their
sworn duty"
3: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of
violence) |
EXTORTION
(bouvier) | EXTORTION, crimes. In a large sense it, signifies any oppression, under
color of right: but in a more strict sense it means the unlawful taking by
any officer, by color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is
not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. 4 Bl. Com. 141; 1
Hawk. P. C. c. 68, s. 1; 1 Russ. Cr. *144. To constitute extortion, there
must be the receipt of money or something of value; the taking a promissory
note, which is void, is. not sufficient to make an extortion. 2 Mass. R.
523; see Bac. Ab. h.t.; Co. Litt. 168. It is extortion and oppression for
an officer to take money for the performance of his duty, even though it be
in the exercise of a discretionary power. 2 Burr. 927. It differs from
exaction. (q.v.) See 6 Cowen, R. 661; 1 Caines, R. 130; 13 S. & R. 426 1
Yeates, 71; 1 South. 324; 3 Penna. R. 183; 7 Pick. 279; 1 Pick. 171.
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extortion
(mass) | extortion
- vydieranie |
extortion
(encz) | extortion,vydírání n: Michal Ambrožextortion,vymáhání n: Zdeněk Brožextortion,vynucování n: Zdeněk Brož |
extortionate
(encz) | extortionate,vyděračský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
extortionately
(encz) | extortionately,vyděračsky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
extortioner
(encz) | extortioner,lichvář n: Zdeněk Brož |
extortionist
(encz) | extortionist,vyděrač n: Zdeněk Brož |
Extortion
(gcide) | Extortion \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]
1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting
anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any
undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
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2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly
claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of
value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it
is due. --Abbott.
[1913 Webster]
3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.
Syn: Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.
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Extortionary
(gcide) | Extortionary \Ex*tor"tion*a*ry\, a.
Extortionate.
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Extortionate
(gcide) | Extortionate \Ex*tor"tion*ate\, a.
Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
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Extortioner
(gcide) | Extortioner \Ex*tor"tion*er\, n.
One who practices extortion; an extortionist.
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extortionist
(gcide) | extortionist \ex*tor"tion*ist\, n.
One who practices extortion.
Syn: extortioner. [PJC] |
extortion
(wn) | extortion
n 1: an exorbitant charge
2: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the
extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their
sworn duty"
3: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of
violence) |
extortionate
(wn) | extortionate
adj 1: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant,
extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable,
usurious] |
extortionately
(wn) | extortionately
adv 1: to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in
the capital" [syn: exorbitantly, extortionately,
usuriously] |
extortioner
(wn) | extortioner
n 1: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to
expose embarrassing information about them [syn:
blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist] |
extortionist
(wn) | extortionist
n 1: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to
expose embarrassing information about them [syn:
blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist] |
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