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2 extortion
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noun(of money, taxes) Erpressung, die£50? That's sheer extortion! — 50 Pfund? Das ist ja Wucher!
* * *[-ʃən]noun die Erpressung* * *ex·tor·tion[ɪkˈstɔ:ʃən, ekˈ-, AM -ˈstɔ:r-]n no pl\extortion racket [Schutzgeld]erpressung f, verbrecherische Erpressung* * *[Ik'stOːSən]n(of money) Erpressung f; (of signature) Erzwingung f* * *1. Erpressung f:obtain sth by extortion etwas erpressen oder erzwingen2. Wucher m* * *noun(of money, taxes) Erpressung, die£50? That's sheer extortion! — 50 Pfund? Das ist ja Wucher!
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ex·tor·tion [ɪkʼstɔ:ʃən, ekʼ-, Am -ʼstɔ:r-] n -
5 extortion insurance
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > extortion insurance
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6 attempted extortion
n.Erpressungsversuch m. -
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transitive verberpressen (out of, from von)extort a confession from somebody — ein Geständnis aus jemandem herauspressen
* * *[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) erpressen- academic.ru/25951/extortion">extortion- extortionate* * *ex·tort[ɪkˈstɔ:t, ekˈ-, AM -ˈstɔ:rt]vt▪ to \extort sth from sb1. (get with force) etw von jdm erzwingen [o erpressen]to \extort a confession from sb von jdm ein Geständnis erpressen [o erzwingen]to \extort a promise from sb jdm ein Versprechen abringen [o abnötigen]to \extort a secret from sb jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken* * *[ɪk'stɔːt]vtmoney erpressen (from von); confession erzwingen (from von); secret abpressen ( from +dat)* * *extort [ıkˈstɔː(r)t] v/textort money (a confession) Geld (ein Geständnis) erpressen* * *transitive verberpressen (out of, from von)* * *v.erpressen v. -
8 shakedown
ˈshake·down[AM ˈʃeɪkdaʊn]AMII. adj attr, inv1. (settling down) Eingewöhnungs-2. (trial) Test-, Probe-\shakedown flight Testflug m* * *['ʃeɪkdaʊn]n(= bed) Lager nt, Notbett nt; (US inf) (= extortion) Gaunerei f; (= search) Razzia f (inf), Durchsuchung fhe slept on a shakedown in the living room — er hatte sein Lager im Wohnzimmer aufgeschlagen, er kampierte im Wohnzimmer
to give a room a shakedown — ein Zimmer nt auf den Kopf stellen
* * *A s1. (Not)Lager n2. US umga) Ausplünderung f (auch fig)b) Erpressung fc) Filzung f, Durchsuchung fd) Verringerung fe) Testfahrt f, Testflug mB adj US umg Test…:* * *n.Notlager - n. -
9 exaction
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10 shakedown
'shake·down [ʼʃeɪkdaʊn]attr, inv1) ( settling down) Eingewöhnungs-2) ( trial) Test-, Probe-;\shakedown flight Testflug m
См. также в других словарях:
extortion — ex·tor·tion /ik stȯr shən/ n 1: the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property; specif: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office 2: the crime of extorting ex·tor·tion·ate / shə nət/ adj… … Law dictionary
Extortion — Ex*tor tion, n. [F. extorsion.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The offense committed by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extortion — c.1300, from L. extortionem (nom. extortio) a twisting out, extorting, noun of action from pp. stem of extorquere wrench out, wrest away, to obtain by force, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)) … Etymology dictionary
extortion — [n] blackmail; cheating arm, badger, bite, coercion, compulsion, demand, exaction, force, fraud, oppression, payoff, payola*, pressure, protection, racket, rapacity, shake, shakedown*, squeeze, stealing, swindle, theft; concepts 53,139,192,342 … New thesaurus
extortion — [ek stôr′shən, ikstôr′shən] n. [ME extorcioun < OFr extorcion < LL(Ec) extorsio < L extortus] 1. a) the act of extorting, or getting money, etc. by threats, misuse of authority, etc.: sometimes applied to the exaction of too high a price … English World dictionary
Extortion — Exact redirects here. For the exact sciences, see Exact science. Extort redirects here. For the album by KMFDM, see XTORT … Wikipedia
extortion — /ik stawr sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of extorting. 2. Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one s office or authority. 3. oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest: the… … Universalium
extortion — extort ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18… … Financial and business terms
extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… … Black's law dictionary
extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… … Black's law dictionary
extortion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ alleged EXTORTION + NOUN ▪ racket ▪ He was known for running a brutal extortion racket … Collocations dictionary