Ex-tôr'tion, n.

(eks-tôr/shun), n. [Fr. & Sp. extorsion, It. estorsione.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force, or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction. *The clergy's bags Are lank and lean with thy extortions.* Shak. 2. That which is extorted or exacted by force. Syn.—Oppression; rapacity; exaction.