Concept information
Preferred term
extortion
Definition
- Extortion refers to the use of threats, violence, or force to extract unlawful gains and rewards to which one is not morally or legally entitled. This kind of criminal behavior takes many forms and occurs in all societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Extortion]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/extortion
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