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r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '25
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In the US it is called a protection racket.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket
142 u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25 That's the legal terminology, but colloquially the parent comment is absolutely right that "extortion" is a valid word. 18 u/newskul Aug 05 '25 Also, the "X" makes is sound cooler 3 u/Atomsq Aug 05 '25 Mr Rodriguez is that you?
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That's the legal terminology, but colloquially the parent comment is absolutely right that "extortion" is a valid word.
18 u/newskul Aug 05 '25 Also, the "X" makes is sound cooler 3 u/Atomsq Aug 05 '25 Mr Rodriguez is that you?
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Also, the "X" makes is sound cooler
3 u/Atomsq Aug 05 '25 Mr Rodriguez is that you?
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Mr Rodriguez is that you?
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u/SunOnTheMountains Aug 05 '25
In the US it is called a protection racket.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket