extorsion

See also: extorsión

English

Noun

extorsion (countable and uncountable, plural extorsions)

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

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin extortiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.stɔʁ.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

extorsion f (plural extorsions)

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

Related terms

• extorquer

Further reading

• “extorsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle English

Noun

extorsion

1. alternative form of extorcion