The natural meaning of the* word “extort" is to obtain money or other valuable thing either by compulsion, by actual force, or by the force of motives applled to the wlll. and often more overpowering and lrresi8tlble than physical force. Com. v. o’Brien, 12 Cush. (Mass.) 90. See Ex-tobtion
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
