Assertion: extortion | /r/DefinedAs | obtaining something
Facets:
value: through force
type: MANNER
value: through threats
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Extortion is defined as “obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats”, and some have described the robodebt regime as a state-sanctioned extortion scheme; as it essentially involves a government department obtaining money to which it is not entitled through threats of legal action.
text: Extortion is defined as “obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats”, and some have described the robodebt regime as a state-sanctioned extortion scheme; as it essentially involves a government department obtaining money to which it is not entitled through threats of legal action.
text: Extortion is defined as “obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats”, and some have described the robodebt regime as a state-sanctioned extortion scheme; as it essentially involves a government department obtaining money to which it is not entitled through threats of legal action.
text: Extortion is defined as “obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats”, and some have described the robodebt regime as a state-sanctioned extortion scheme; as it essentially involves a government department obtaining money to which it is not entitled through threats of legal action.