noun
- people who obtain money, property, or services from someone through coercion, typically by threats of violence or harm
Usage: plural of extortionist; typically used in legal or criminal contexts
Examples
- The police arrested the extortionists who had been threatening local business owners.
- Extortionists demanded payment in exchange for not damaging the store.
- The gang operated as extortionists, collecting money from residents through intimidation.
- Federal agents investigated the extortionists involved in the kidnapping scheme.
- Victims of extortionists often fear reporting the crimes to authorities.
- The extortionists used social media to threaten their targets.