English-Portuguese translations for extortion

• extorsão
  Mais de 90% da prostituição na Europa tem origem em chantagem e extorsão. More than 90% of the prostitution in Europe arises from blackmail and extortion.
  Estaríamos a abrir a porta a uma extorsão permanente contra o Estado e a sociedade.We would be opening the door to constant extortion against the State and society.
  De facto, no domínio dos negócios, a extorsão já chegou à Internet. Extortion has actually already come to the Internet as far as business is concerned.

Definition of extortion

• The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats

Related words

• extortionary
• extortionate
• extortive