Extortion
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extortion-171-2899956
title:
Extortion
text:
Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, although making unfounded threats in order to obtain an unfair business advantage is also a form of extortion. Extortion is sometimes called the "protection racket" because the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for "protection" from threats fro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Criminal offense of obtaining benefit through coercion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion
date created:
2002-12-29T01:56:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:37:12Z
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