单词 | extortion |
释义 | extortion extortion in English criminal law, the obtaining of a benefit by phys- ical force. See also BLACKMAIL. In Scots law, the crime of using force to obtain money. It matters not that the money is legally due. Wheel- clamping has been held to be a form of extortion: Black v. Carmichael 1992 SLT 897. |
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