extortion

US [ɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)n]
UK [ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n]
  • n.勒索；强夺；【法】恐吓取财
  • Web敲诈；敲诈勒索；被勒索的财物
Plural Form：extortions  

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n.
1.
强夺;敲诈,勒索;【法】恐吓取财

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1.
In some cases they may have been genuinely mistaken, but in others the claims seem to have been blatant extortion.
在一些案例中，当事人可能的确误认为施救者为加害方，但其他一些案例中的诉讼请求看上去则似乎更像是露骨的勒索。
zài yì xiē àn lì zhōng , dāng shì rén kě néng dí què wù rèn wéi shī jiù zhě wèi jiā hài fāng , dàn qí tā yì xiē àn lì zhōng de sù sòng qǐng qiú kàn shàng qù zé sì hū gèng xiàng shì lù gǔ de lè suǒ 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
extortion, do not use violence or "other methods" , which does not infringe personal rights of citizens.
敲诈勒索罪，不使用暴力或者“其他方法”，因而不侵害公民的人身权利。
qiāo zhà lè suǒ zuì , bù shǐ yòng bào lì huò zhě " qí tā fāng fǎ " , yīn ér bù qīn hài gōng mín de rén shēn quán lì 。
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3.
The bad news was that this supply route is also fraught with pitfalls, from arduous delays to bribes and extortion.
坏消息是这条补给线路同样充满了陷阱，包括艰难运输造成的延误以及贿赂、勒索等。
huài xiāo xi shì zhè tiáo bǔ jǐ xiàn lù tóng yàng chōng mǎn le xiàn jǐng , bāo kuò jiān nán yùn shū zào chéng de yán wù yǐ jí huì lù 、 lè suǒ děng 。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
There seems to be in doubt, extortion and murder are Shiteenwude most trusting, missing the son-in-law are willing to mine.
人们似乎都在怀疑，勒索及谋杀都是斯特恩乌德最为信任的，失踪了的大女婿雷甘所为。
rén men sì hū dōu zài huái yí , lè suǒ jí móu shā dōu shì sī tè ēn wū dé zuì wéi xìn rèn de , shī zōng le de dà nǚ xù léi gān suǒ wéi 。
zhidao.baidu.com
5.
Recently, the admissibility of the police station for four passengers at the airport, the sidewalk was the case of extortion .
近期，派出所连续受理了四起旅客在机场内的人行道上被敲诈勒索的案件。
jìn qī , pài chū suǒ lián xù shòu lǐ le sì qǐ lǚ kè zài jī chǎng nèi de rén xíng dào shàng bèi qiāo zhà lè suǒ de àn jiàn 。
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6.
None of these officials were named, but the letter writer cursingly accused them of collaborating against him in an extortion plot.
其他官员未被提及，写信人指责三人合作密谋勒索他。
qí tā guān yuán wèi bèi tí jí , xiě xìn rén zhǐ zé sān rén hé zuò mì móu lè suǒ tā 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
勒索使智慧人变为愚妄，贿赂能败坏人的慧心。
lè suǒ shǐ zhì huì rén biàn wéi yú wàng , huì lù néng bài huài rén de huì xīn 。
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8.
But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.
至于他父亲。因为欺人太甚，抢夺弟兄，在本国的民中行不善，他必因自己的罪孽死亡。
zhì yú tā fù qīn 。 yīn wèi qī rén tài shèn , qiǎng duó dì xiōng , zài běn guó de mín zhōng xíng bú shàn , tā bì yīn zì jǐ de zuì niè sǐ wáng 。
www.bbintl.org
9.
Mr Njenga's gang had been involved in extortion and had a history of hacking off the heads of its enemies.
Njenga的帮派一直涉及敲诈勒索等事，同时曾经还将敌人的头颅砍下。
Njenga de bāng pài yì zhí shè jí qiāo zhà lè suǒ děng shì , tóng shí céng jīng hái jiāng dí rén de tóu lú kǎn xià 。
www.ecocn.org
10.
Businesses can report extortion via the chamber of commerce, which passes the information to contacts in the not-always-trustworthy police.
商人们可以通过商业部向那些通常不可靠的警察传递信息，举报敲诈勒索。
shāng rén men kě yǐ tōng guò shāng yè bù xiàng nà xiē tōng cháng bù kě kào de jǐng chá chuán dì xìn xī , jǔ bào qiāo zhà lè suǒ 。
www.ecocn.org
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