Extortion
Extortion noun - The exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services.
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Robbery and extortion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Robbery" instead a noun "Extortion".
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| petty | petty extortion | petty robbery |
| occasional | occasional extortion | occasional robbery |
| attempted | attempted extortion | attempted robbery |
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Darker and Edgier: Invoked and Lampshaded with the Riddler, who has gone from extortion and robbery to drug trafficking and murder, combining the two by using a murder victim's body to store heroin.
Source: Comicbook / Batman Vampire - October - Dr Baxter Stockman is arrested for robbery and extortion after using his Mouser robots to undermine the foundation of every major corporate building in New York,and then threatening to collapse them unless his demands are met.
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Also, villains who've attempted to kill you, in the course of the game, are often described as going to jail for robbery, extortion, fraud, etc.
Source: Video Game / Nancy Drew
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Robbery and Extortion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extortion/robbery
Extortion & Robbery. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extortion/robbery>.
Robbery or Extortion. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extortion/robbery.
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