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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Extortion
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EXTOR'TION, n. The act of extorting the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force,duress, menaces, authority,or by any undue exercise of power illegal exaction illegal compulsion to pay money, or to do some other act. Extortion is an offense punishable at common law.
1. Force or illegal compulsion by which any thing is taken from a person.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Extortion'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/e/extortion.html.
Entry for 'Extortion'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/e/extortion.html.
