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# extortion

noun

«extortion» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means the cruel oppression that will end when God's justice comes.

**Interpretation.** The prophets teach that God cares for the oppressed and shelters the outcast.

### Meaning

Taking money or goods from people by force or threats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extortion/#m1)

### Examples

- Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler.' For the extortion is at an end, spoiling ceaseth, they that trampled down are consumed out of the land; (Prophets ISA.16.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extortion/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extortion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extortion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extortion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/extortion.html) on Mova free.