extortionist

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Nike, in court documents, portrays him as an extortionist who seized on the lapsed trademark for money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

He said the law could also help end extortionist demands on the state, and in some cases "nil compensation" could be justified.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

Tacopina tormented Ephron during two days of cross-examination, insisting he only contacted the police to bolster a civil lawsuit he filed against Rocky, calling him an extortionist and a “perjurer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

In a hostile cross-examination, the defense sought to paint him as a serial extortionist.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

They looked upon the imprisoned king with more favor than on Chalginna, who to feed his extravagances, became an extortionist and was fast making beggars of even his most loyal subjects.

From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph