extorsion

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

extorsion (countable and uncountable, plural extorsions)

  1. (medicine) An outward rotation of a limb, organ or part of the eye.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin extortiōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.stɔʁ.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

extorsion f (plural extorsions)

  1. extortion (the practice of extorting money or other property)

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

extorsion

  1. Alternative form of extorcion