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EXTORSIVELY Definition & Legal Meaning

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A technical word used in indictments for extortion.It is a sufficient averment of a corrupt intent, in an indictment for extortion, to allegethat the defendant “extorsively” took the unlawful fee. Leeman v. State, 35 Ark.438, 37 Am. Rep. 44.

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