extortion Copy link Outline 1. (pĕcūniae) rĕpĕtundae (lit. monies proper to be claimed again2. expr. by verb3. concussio (by illegal intimidation)4. răpīna (violent e.) • extortion: 1. (pĕcūniae) rĕpĕtundae (lit. monies proper to be claimed again: in various legal phr.) Piso first brought forward a law respecting e., Piso legem primus de pecuniis repetundis tulit, Cic. Brut. 27, 106] but in other authors the subs. is usu. omitted: to accuse a person of e., aliquem repetundarum or de repetundis, (Cic.) postulare, Suet.: being accused of e., repetundarum reus, Sall.: to be found guilty of e., repetundarum damnari, convinci, Suet. 2. expr. by verb: to have been guilty of e. in many cases, *multa vi [minis, metu] expressisse, extorsisse: v. to extort. 3. concussio (by illegal intimidation): Dig. 4. răpīna (violent e.): v. robbery.