### Question
What does extortion mean?


### Answer
**Extortion** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 1951*:

> the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1951*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 95-RACKETEERING**

