Extorsively
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A technical word used in indictments for extortion. When a person is charged with extorsively taking, the very import of the word shows that he is not acquiring possession of his own. 4 Cox, C. C. 387. In North Carolina the crime may be charged without using this word. 1 Hayw. (N. C.) 406, EXTORTIO EST CRIMEN QUANGO QUIS colore officii extorquet quod non est debitum, vel supra debitum, vel ante tempus quod est debitum. Extortion is a crime when, by color of office, any person extorts that which is not due, or more than is due, or before the time when it is due. 10 Coke, 102.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A technical word used in indictments for extortion. When a person is charged with • ly taking, the very import of the word shows that he is not acquiring of his own; 4 Cox, Cr. Cas. 387. in North i Una the crime may be Charged without using this word; State v. Dickens, 2 X. C. •■
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A_ technical word used in indict:nents for extortion. It is a sufficient ayerment of a corrupt intent, in an indictment for extortion, to allege that the defendant “oxtorsively” took the unlawful fee. 85 Ark. 438.