11
extortion(noun, trick, deception, money, pressure)
8
force(noun, verb, make, drive, pressure)
8
extort(verb, move, order, make, charge)
7
coerce(verb, move, order, make, charge)
7
shakedown(noun, trick, deception, pressure, sham)
6
squeeze(noun, verb, stick, informal, drain)
6
bribe(noun, activity, money, reward, extort)
6
plunder(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
6
protection(noun, money, intimidation)
6
ransom(noun, verb, money, intimidating, intimidation)
4
bleed(verb, attack, kill, extract, exploit)
4
compel(verb, move, order, make, charge)
4
exact(verb, move, order, make, charge)
4
hush money(noun, expression, idiom, money, reward)
4
loot(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
4
pressure(noun, verb, move, order, make)
4
swindle(noun, verb, take, remove, keep)
4
badger(verb, intimidating, stealing)
4
demand(noun, verb, move, order, make)
4
exaction(noun, money, intimidation)
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