extort
dieNounEnglish translations
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erpressen
Word details
- German meaning
- Die illegale Forderung von Geld oder anderen Werten im Austausch für Schutz vor Gewalt oder Schäden.
- English meaning
- Extortion
- Synonym
- Erpressung
- German example
- Die Schutzgelderpressung ist eine schwere Straftat.
- English example
- Extortion is a serious crime.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Schutzgelderpressung
- Plural Form
- die Schutzgelderpressungen
Related words
- Schutzgelderpressung
extortion
- Erpressungsversuch
attempt at extortion
- Erpressungsgeld
Extortion money
- abdringen
To extort, to wring from
- abzwingen
To extort, to force
- halsabschneiderisch
exorbitant, extortionate, exploitative
- Mafia
A criminal organization that exercises power and influence through violence, extortion, and corruption.
- Brandschatzung
Extortion by arson