extortion
US
UK extortion n: (blackmailing [sb] for money)
SC 敲诈 qiāo zhà
SC 勒索 qiāo zhà，lè suǒ
TC 勒索
TC 勒索
Benjamin supposedly obtained the money through extortion.
extortion n: figurative (unfairly high prices) (比喻，指不合理的高价)
SC 敲诈，勒索 qiāo zhà，lè suǒ
TC 勒索
TC 勒索
Unjustly raising the price of water is extortion!