extort
extortive
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a word derived from
extort.
Example Sentences
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The attack, which was announced Aug. 3, had all the hallmarks of extortive ransomware but officials would neither confirm nor deny this.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
“While absurd on its face that LTA has patented all company websites, individual businesses lack the resources needed to combat LTA’s extortive demands,” the lawsuit says.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2021
“That’s an extortive and extortionary relationship,” Hubbard says, “not a healthy marketplace.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2020
Trial attorneys have proven, time and again, their comfort with that type of extortive practice.
From US News ● Sep. 15, 2016
The university “was understandably outraged, as it perceived the demand to be extortive in nature,” lawyers for St. John’s wrote in a court filing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2011
