Con and Extort

Con

Con verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money

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Extort and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extort" instead a verb "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

Extort verb - To get (as money) by the use of force or threats.

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Con and extort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a verb "Extort".

Nearby Words: extortion, extorting

people	con people	extort people
money	con money	extort money
authorities	con authorities	extort authorities
employer	con employer	extort employer
Other words: criminals, heroes.

In one episode of Hustle, a crooked DI tried to extort 10 grand off a friend of the team, so they gave her the perfect opportunity to extort them - that she would get the proceeds of their con, or she'd call the cops on them.

Source: Framing the Guilty Party

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