Term: extortion: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
Candidate hypernym: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act → 1
Candidate hypernym: verge: a grass border along a road → 0
Candidate hypernym: tire: hoop that covers a wheel → 0
Candidate hypernym: flash: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy → 0
Candidate hypernym: oral herpes: caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) → 0
Candidate hypernym: cotton ball: a fungus disease of cranberries → 0
Candidate hypernym: spatulate leaf: spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base → 0
Candidate hypernym: fixed oil: nonvolatile animal or plant oil → 0
Candidate hypernym: minimum wage: the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law → 0
Candidate hypernym: softball: a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer → 0
Candidate hypernym: taliban: a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government → 0