Extort /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extorting

1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
2. To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2. (Law)

1. To practice extortion. [Obs.]

1. Extorted. [Obs.]