Cop and Extort

Cop

Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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

Extort

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

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

Nearby Words: extortion, extorting

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Brewster McCloud Dirty Cop: Officer Breen, who plants drugs on Brewster in an attempt to extort his camera from him.
  • Film / The Crucible Dirty Cop: Inspector Jang is quite happy to allow Headmaster Lee to extort money from his new employee in front of him.
  • Series / Blindspot Dirty Cop: NYPD officers Costello, Johnson and their captain, who were using stolen police bodycam footage to extort and blackmail various wealthy individuals for their own personal gain.
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