☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Extortion

Obtaining property or compliance from another through coercion — threats of violence, property damage, harm to reputation, or abuse of official position. Also called blackmail in some jurisdictions.

Category: Criminal Law · Source: Black's Law Dictionary
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