The Only Use
extortion
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
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- "I do refuse it," I replied; "and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me.†
p. 147.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(extortion) obtaining something by threat
or:
charging unfair prices of someone who has little choice - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)