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Way To Extort Money Criminally Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PROTECTION which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• the activity of protecting someone or something

• a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

• defense against financial failure; financial independence

• the condition of being protected

• kindly endorsement and guidance

• the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

• payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

38%9 Illicit attempt to extort money by revealing hidden facts
noun

• extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

verb

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• obtain through threats

38%10 Uses compromising information to extort money
noun

• extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

verb

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• obtain through threats

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