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Extortion vs Swindling - What's the difference?
extortion
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swindling
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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
.
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)