extort
verb [ T ] uk/ɪkˈstɔːt/ us/ɪkˈstɔːrt/
敲诈，勒索;强求
to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty
He had been extorting money from the old lady for years. 他向那个老太太勒索钱财长达数年之久。
Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing. 到目前为止，警方一直未能让那些被指控制造爆炸案的人开口认罪。