extorcion

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === extorcioun, extorsioun, extorsion, exstorcyone, extorsyon === Etymology === From Late Latin extortiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛkstɔrˈsjuːn/, /əkstɔrˈsjun/ === Noun === extorcion (plural extorcions) Extortion; being threatening for the purpose of obtaining resources. An instance of extortion. ==== Descendants ==== English: extortion ==== References ==== “extorciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2018.