extort

Verb
  1. Obtain through intimidation (synset 202246403)
    referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    is a type of: take - take by force
    subtypes: blackmail - obtain through threats
  2. Obtain by coercion or intimidation (synset 202245889)
    "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
    is a type of: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    subtypes: bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
    same as: gouge, rack, squeeze, wring
  3. Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner (synset 201634293)
    is a type of: obtain - come into possession of
    subtypes: prise, pry - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
    same as: wring from

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