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Loot and Extortion. Statues at Trago Mills, poking fun at the Inland Revenue. Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases.
Intimidation can also be a civil offense, in addition to a criminal offense, in some U.S. states. For example, in Oregon a violation of the state criminal statute for intimidation results in a civil violation. [22] The plaintiff in the civil suit for intimidation may then secure remedies including an injunction or special and general damages. [22]
These actions may include extortion, blackmail, or even torture and sexual assault. Common-law systems codify the act of violating a law while under coercion as a duress crime. [citation needed] Coercion used as leverage may force victims to act in a way contrary to their own interests.
Threats can be subtle or overt. Actor Justus D. Barnes in The Great Train Robbery. A threat is a communication of intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. [1] [2] Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control.
Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. [1]
Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat.. As a criminal offense, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States, blackmail is generally defined as a crime of information, involving a threat to do something that would cause a person to suffer embarrassment or financial loss. [1]
Threats and intimidation directed against Members of Congress are more common than physical assaults. A prominent example was the burning of a cross, an intimidation tactic of the Ku Klux Klan, on House Speaker Sam Rayburn's front lawn in Texas during debate on civil rights legislation in the 1960s. [22]
Of Extortion (308) Of Robbery and Dacoity (309 to 313) Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property (314 and 315) Of Criminal Breach of Trust (316) Of receiving of stolen property (317) Of Cheating (318 and 319) Of Fundamental Deeds and Disposition of Property (320 to 323) Of Mischief (324 to 328) Of Criminal Trespass (329 to 334) Chapter 18 ...