extortion

criminal offense of obtaining benefit through coercion
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extortion

Summary

extortion is an elements of an offence[1]. extortion draws 4,076 Wikipedia views per month (elements_of_an_offence category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • extortion's instance of is recorded as elements of an offence[3].
  • extortion's instance of is recorded as Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[4].
  • extortion's instance of is recorded as type of crime[5].
  • extortion's main regulatory text is recorded as Strafgesetzbuch[6].
  • extortion's main regulatory text is recorded as penal code of South Korea[7].
  • extortion's main regulatory text is recorded as Polish Penal Code[8].
  • extortion is a type of coercion[9].
  • extortion is a type of Vermögensdelikt[10].
  • extortion is a type of crime[11].
  • extortion is part of Penal Code of Japan[12].
  • extortion's Commons category is recorded as Extortion[13].
  • extortion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Extortion[14].
  • extortion's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • extortion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • extortion's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[17].
  • extortion's partially coincident with is recorded as blackmail[18].
  • extortion's practiced by is recorded as extortionist[19].
  • extortion's practiced by is recorded as hostage taker[20].
  • extortion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include elements of an offence[3], Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[4], and type of crime[5]. Recorded subclass of include coercion[9], Vermögensdelikt[10], and crime[11].

Use and Application

extortion is part of Penal Code of Japan[12].

Why It Matters

extortion draws 4,076 Wikipedia views per month (elements_of_an_offence category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] extortion has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] extortion is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of
    Subclass of coercion, Vermögensdelikt, crime
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16384, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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