EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Extortion...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/eks-tor-si-YON/
FIL: Ang krimen ng sapilitang pagkuha ng pera o anumang mahalagang bagay mula sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng pananakot o pagbabanta.
EN: Extortion
This is the classic 'bigyan mo ako ng pera kundi...' move. It's when someone forces you to pay up, not because you owe them, but because they're threatening you. Think of those 'kotong cops' in movies or someone blackmailing you with your old Friendster photos. It's a serious crime, not just 'panghihingi'.
From Spanish 'extorsión'.
A legal and criminal term.
🇵🇭 Sinampahan siya ng kasong ekstorsiyon matapos mangikil ng pera.
🇺🇸 He was charged with extortion after demanding money.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang matakot isumbong ang anumang uri ng ekstorsiyon.
🇺🇸 Don't be afraid to report any form of extortion.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.