extortion

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Shell filed a counterclaim accusing Cipriani of extortion and defamation, while Paramount called the allegations “frivolous.”

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Shell’s lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges he was the victim of extortion and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Lord Gove said he would have preferred "an accelerated timetable" of 20 years, describing ground rents as "essentially extortion".

From BBC

Arevalo wants to prove to Guatemalans that his center-left government is just as capable of tackling violence and extortion as regional right-wing leaders -- and without the rights abuses.

From Barron's

Officials say that most cases involved ordinary criminality - land disputes, theft, extortion, or personal feuds - that were later framed as religious violence.

From BBC