extorsionar

Senses

1. 1.

   to extort

   to obtain money, property, or services from someone through coercion, threats, or illegal means

Examples

• "Los delincuentes intentaban extorsionar a los comerciantes del barrio."

  The criminals were trying to extort the shopkeepers in the neighborhood.

• "No toleraremos que nos extorsionen con amenazas."

  We will not tolerate being extorted with threats.

• "La banda fue arrestada por extorsionar a varias empresas."

  The gang was arrested for extorting several businesses.

Usage

Standard legal and criminal term. Conjugates regularly (extorsiono, extorsionas, extorsiona, etc.). Often used with indirect object pronouns or reflexively in passive contexts.