<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of extorting</li><li>the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority</li><li>oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest: the extortions of usurers</li><li>anything extorted</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>blackmail</li></ul>