Definition of: extortion

(ik·stôr′shən) noun
1. The act or practice of extorting.
2. That which has been extorted.
3. Law The offense, committed by an official, of taking money under color of his office, with the consent of the victim, either where none is due, in excess of what is due, or before it is due.
—ex·tor′tion·er or ·ist noun