English-Italian translations for extort

  • spillare
  • carpire
  • estorcereIo credo che questa smania di estorcere informazioni non sia utile alla tutela della nostra tutela personale. In my opinion, this eagerness to extort information does not help the defence of our personal protection. E' evidente il tentativo di estorcere un 'sì? all'introduzione dell'istituzione del Presidente del Consiglio europeo, offrendo in cambio più Commissari, sia pure di seconda classe. The attempt to extort a 'yes' to the introduction of the institution of the President of the European Council by offering more, albeit second-class, commissioners is clear here. Signor Presidente, trovo inaccettabile la situazione che si sta verificando in quei paesi, cui si accompagnano condizioni da far-west quali la pratica diffusissima di estorcere danaro agli autisti. I think that what is currently happening there, Mr President, especially in view of the widespread cowboy tactics being used to extort money from drivers, is completely intolerable.

Definition of extort

  • To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
  • To obtain by means of the offense of extortion
  • To twist outwards

Examples

  • to extort contributions from the vanquished
  • to extort confessions of guilt
  • to extort a promise
  • to extort payment of a debt

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