Extort
Extort , transitive verb
[Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See Torsion.]
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.
(Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.
Extort , intransitive verb
To practice extortion. [Obsolete] — Spenser
Extort , past participle and adjective
[Latin extortus. p. p.]
Extorted. [Obsolete] — Spenser