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
Vitalik	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Gisela	-	German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
Petras	-	Lithuanian
ÁSa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese
Kassandros	-	Ancient Greek
Reggie	['regi]