extort from

extort something from someone or something

to steal something from someone by coercion; to force someone to give something by making threats. The crook was trying to extort a lot of money from the widow by selling her a worthless insurance policy. The authorities caught the accounting firm trying to extort a great deal of money from the bank.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fionnghuala	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Mcgraw	[mə'grɔ:]
Azure	A-zhər	English (Rare)
Davies	['deivi:z]
Seble	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Keshawn	-	African American (Modern)