English-Portuguese translations for extort

  • extorquirCreio que esta ânsia de extorquir informações não ajuda à salvaguarda da nossa protecção pessoal. In my opinion, this eagerness to extort information does not help the defence of our personal protection. Quanto aos cidadãos simples - os que jamais especularam sobre as moedas - a esses, as comissões bancárias continuam a extorquir o seu dinheiro sempre que eles viajam e fazem compras. The ordinary people - those who have never speculated on currencies - continue to travel and make purchases while having money extorted from them by bank committees. A tentativa de extorquir um "sim" para a introdução da instituição do Presidente do Conselho Europeu, oferecendo mais lugares de Comissário, ainda que de segunda classe, é aqui bem evidente.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.

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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