Definition of extort

• v. t. - To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
• v. t. - To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.
• v. i. - To practice extortion.
• p. p. & a. - Extorted.