verb🔗ShareExtorsionar, sacarTo take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity"to extort a promise"extorsionar una promesalawpolicegovernmentactioninhumanbusinessstatemoralvalueorganizationsufferingguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorsionarTo obtain by means of the offense of extortion."The bully extorted money from the younger students, threatening to spread rumors if they didn't pay. "El abusón extorsionó dinero a los estudiantes más jóvenes, amenazando con difundir rumores si no pagaban.lawpolicegovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer hacia afueraTo twist outwards."The tightrope walker struggled to extort his body, trying to keep his balance. "El funambulista luchaba por torcer su cuerpo hacia afuera, tratando de mantener el equilibrio.lawpolicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareObtenido injustamenteWrongfully obtained."You are right! "Extort" is a verb, not an adjective. My apologies. Here's a sentence using it correctly as a verb: "The bully tried to extort lunch money from the younger students by threatening them." "¡Tienes razón! "Obtenido injustamente" es un verbo, no un adjetivo. Mis disculpas. Aquí hay una oración que lo usa correctamente como verbo: El matón intentó extorsionar el dinero del almuerzo a los estudiantes más jóvenes amenazándolos.lawguiltpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading