Extortion Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Extortion crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on June 29 2016 Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Extortion has a total of 9 letters.

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Definition

A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.
Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to "white rent", which paid in silver.
To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

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99% BLACKMAIL Extortion Thomas Joseph


Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • Thomas Joseph Crossword, June 29 2016

The answer to Extortion crossword clue is BLACKMAIL

There are a total of 9 letters in Extortion crossword clue

The Extortion crossword clue was last seen on June 29 2016 Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle


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