extorsion (1212)
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extorsion (1212)

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  FEW:  extorsio 3,330b Gdf:  extorsion 3,690a GdfC:  extorsion 9,587b TL: estorsïon 3,1424 DEAF:  estorsïon  DMF:  extorsion  TLF:  extorsion  OED:  extortion n.  MED:  extorcioun n.  DMLBS:  extorsio 875c
estorcion,  estorsion;  extorceon,  extorcion,  extorcione,  extorcioun;  extorseon,  extorsioun,  extorsoun;  extorzcion  

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1lawextorsion, illegal coercion, forced pressure: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cil qui de lui sont dingne Sovent par lor sainte oreison Ont, si com par estorsion, Nis ço que n’est pas destiné  2224
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Qe heritez ne perdent par extorsion  409.2095
( 1305 )  aprés la mort Willem e Agnes, Giles se atturna de son homage a Gilbert par extorsion, e pus de sa bone volunté de sa fealté se atturna a Rauf de Monthermer  33-35 Ed I 31
♦lawfinan.extortion, illegal exaction of money: 
( 1312 )  Son baroun ne fut unqes seisi de .xl. d. si noun par extorsoun et torcenouses destresces  Ed II xii 65
( 1347-48 )  extorsions et torcinous exactions  ii 217
( 1414 )  fynes, fees, raunseons et extorsions, a la foitz a la somme de .c. li. [...]  iv 19
estordre  extorsionour  extorsionus  extorsionusement  extorsiousement 
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