extortionate
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"Extortionate demands of this sort frustrate the Fifth Amendment right to just compensation, and the unconstitutional conditions doctrine prohibits them."
From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2013
Andy Hunter Extortionate ticket prices that have turned some football stadiums into tourist destinations and homes for a precious, middle-aged, middle-class audience.
From The Guardian • May 20, 2013
Atharna the Bard, surnamed the Extortionate, was the chief poet and satirist of Ulster in the reign of Conor mac Nessa.
From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen
Extortionate profits must not be tolerated, but, on the other hand, there should be a reasonably liberal disposition towards business and a willingness to see it make substantial earnings.
From Right Above Race by Kahn, Otto Hermann
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