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
Clarinda	[klə'rində]
Langdon	LANG-dən	English (Rare)
LluÍS	-	Catalan
Dubhghlas	-	Scottish
Beorhtsige	-	Anglo-Saxon
Antonello	-	Italian