Extort

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXTORTED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXTORTING.] [Lat. extorquere, extortum, from ex, out of, from, and torquere, to turn about, twist; Fr. extorquer, Pr. extorser, estorser, Sp. & Pg. estorcer, It. estorquere, estorcere.]

1. To wrest or wring from by physical force, by menace, duress, violence, authority, or by any illegal means; to wrench away from; to gain by force; to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt, and the like.
2. (Law.) To take unlawfully, as an officer, by color of his office, any money or thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due.