Extortion
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EXTORTION UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT - The wrongful taking by a public officer of money or property not due to him or his office, whether or not the taking was accomplished by force, threats, or use of fear.
Extortion:
Forcing a person to give up property in a thing through the use of violence, fear or under pretense of authority.
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n. obtaining money or property by threat to a victim's property or loved ones, intimidation, or false claim of a right.
Extortion:
Forcing payment of the action of someone by force or threat.
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EXTORTION, crimes. In a large sense it, signifies any oppression, under color of right: but in a more strict sense it means the unlawful taking by any officer, by color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, ...
Extortion
The use of violence or fear, or the pretense of authority, to force a person to give up property.
Extortion
Definition - Noun
1 : the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property
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: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office
2 : the crime of extorting
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For example, a criminal charge "ex rel" simply means that the attorney general of a state is prosecuting on the basis of a statement of a person other than the attorney general himself (or herself.) TOP Extortion : Forcing a person to give up ...
Expanded Legal Definition of Ex RelExtortion Forcing a person to give up property in a thing through the use of violence, fear or under pretense of authority.
In common parlance, extortion - the exaction of money for the performance of a duty, the prevention of an injury, or the exercise of an influence. Edsall v. Brooks, 2 Robt. 33-34, N.Y. Super. Ct. (1864).
Crimes that could fall under the "white collar" descriptive class would include, but not be limited to, embezzlement, securities fraud, tax fraud, investment fraud, money laundering, counterfeiting, and extortion.
Examples of gang activities are: drug manufacture and sales, assault, drive-by shooting, robbery and extortion. These activities provide funding for gang activities or to further the gang's reputation on the streets.
 See also: Law, Person, State, Property, Crime
  
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