extortion
Noun
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is a type of: overcharge - a price that is too high
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is a type of: exaction - act of demanding or levying by force or authority
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is a type of: felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)subtypes:
- blackmail - extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- protection, tribute - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- shakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail)
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