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Extortion

Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Obtaining property from another without his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right.

See 93 Cal. 452, 27 Am. St. Rep. 207, 28 Pac. 1068. See, also, 96 Am. Dec. 193, note.