shakedown

shakedown
n
1. extortion, blackmail, badger game, skin game, Inf. the squeeze, Sl. murphy; milking, wringing, blood-sucking. Inf. bleeding; wresting, wrenching, exaction, extraction, obtaining by force; coercion, threat, terrorization, intimidation, bullying.
2. investigation, search, exploration, probe, inquiry; inspection, examination, scrutinization, scrutiny, Sl. casing; purge, weeding out, winnowing, removal, elimination, search and destroy mission.

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