Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: extorted

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“It's pretty gnarly out there and what young people are experiencing is not what childhood should look like,” said Inman Grant on the increase of reports of kids being sexually extorted online.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/3-takeaways-from-politicos-first-global-tech-summit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

"Obviously it's very embarrassing for a young person to tell their parents or guardians that they sent an intimate photo to an unknown person over the Internet and now they're being extorted.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-alberta-youth-sextortion-butt-out-creeps-alert-1.7008231?cmp=rss

Rivers State Police Command is confronted with an allegation that some of its top commanders extorted more than N84 million from a surveillance contractor, Mr. Atubi John Davison.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/rivers-police-command-enmeshed-in-n80m-extortion-controversy/

She also revealed that they had been extorted by local police earlier in the evening, after being pulled over on their way back from a local restaurant for allegedly rolling through a stop sign.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/americans-urged-do-not-travel-mexico-spring-break-kidnapping-crime-threats-all-time-high-1844280?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

The victim also extorted money from the families of those accused of being resistance force members or CDM staff, the resistance group said.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/nearly-50-junta-forces-killed-in-four-days-of-resistance-attacks.html

“We did not build it only to be extorted by the PA, aided by ActionSA, to surrender power over tenders and contracts to people who are every bit as corrupt and dishonest as the ANC.”

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/actionsa-mayoral-candidate-da-phalatse-january-2023/