extortioners
Threats for payment
Extortioners are people who practice extortion—obtaining money, property, or compliance through threats, intimidation, or abuse of power.
The word appears most often in biblical and legal contexts: The extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
In modern usage, extortionists is more common.
Organized crime participants
- mobstersOrganized crime members
- gangstersOrganized crime members
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
- conmenThose who defraud through deception
kidnappers · loan sharks · embezzlers · scammers · thieves · felons · smugglers · corrupt officials
Forceful extraction of payment
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- secretsConcealed information
- incriminatingProving guilt or wrongdoing
compromise · leverage · silence · scandal · concealment · victim · exploitation · coercion
Criminal organization using intimidation
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
- underworldRealm of the departed
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- protection racketExtortion through intimidation
cartel · yakuza · triad · consigliere · boss · hitman · enforcer · money laundering
Declarations of intended harm
- muscleContractile body tissue
- enforcersThose who impose obedience
- thugsViolent criminals
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
menacing · terrorizing · strong-arming · scare tactics · harassment · heavy-handedness · fearmongering · aggression
racketeers
Organized crime participants
- mobstersOrganized crime members
- gangstersOrganized crime members
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
conmen · kidnappers · loan sharks · embezzlers · scammers · thieves · felons · smugglers · corrupt officials · crime bosses
shakedown
Forceful extraction of payment
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- secretsConcealed information
incriminating · compromise · leverage · silence · scandal · concealment · victim · exploitation · coercion · demand
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
- underworldRealm of the departed
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
protection racket · cartel · yakuza · triad · consigliere · boss · hitman · enforcer · money laundering · loan sharking
threats
Declarations of intended harm
bullying · menacing · terrorizing · strong-arming · scare tactics · harassment · heavy-handedness · fearmongering · aggression · ultimatum
extortionersphilanthropists
Generous supporters of good causes
benefactors · donors · givers · patrons · almsgivers
extortionersbenefactors
Givers of aid
protectors · helpers · guardians · advocates · defenders