English to English
noun
- an exorbitant charge
source: WordNet 3.0
- unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
The extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [ecstórcion] Pang-aagaw; panggagahasà; paniniil; panunulisan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
