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Extortion vs Swindling - What's the difference?

extortion | swindling |

As nouns the difference between extortion and swindling

is that extortion is the practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats while swindling is the act by which somebody is swindled.

As a verb swindling is

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extortion

English

Noun

(wikipedia extortion) (en noun)
  • The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

    • Synonyms

    * blackmail

    swindling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is swindled.
  • * 1850 , Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (volume 68, page 226)