Extort



verbpast tense: extorted ; past participle: extorted ; present participle: extorting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) ~ something (from something) (to obtain by force or threats or intimidation etc) កំហែងយក, សង្កត់យក (ប្រាក់)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) គំរាម, ជំរិត
  • extort from
    - កំហែងយក, ការគំរាមកំហែង
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: extorted ; past participle: extorted ; present participle: extorting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
(TRANSITIVE) To get by the offense of extortion.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To practice extortion.
1.
Extorted