Translation of "extort" into Finnish

kiristää, riistää, pusertaa are the top translations of "extort" into Finnish.

extort verb grammar

(transitive) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. [..]

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English-Finnish dictionary

  • kiristää

    verb

    to obtain by means of the offense of extortion [..]

    Carrie tried to extort a promotion out of me by promising to keep her mouth shut.

    Carrie yritti kiristää minulta ylennystäni lupaamalla pitää suunsa kiinni.

  • riistää

    verb

    to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity

  • pusertaa

    verb

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    • kiskoa
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