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Extortion refers to imposing an action or obtaining something by force or coercion.�The crime of extortion does exclude legitimate�negotiation�methods. One example could be a party negotiating a deal with a contractor; neither party could make a threat towards one another in exchange for something in the contract. A legitimate negotiation tactic might include the idea of �puffing� (which is making something look reasonably more good than it might otherwise be) Under the�color of office, a public or private authority may abuse their authority to commit extortion.

California describes extortion under Section 518 of its penal code as to:

• Threaten or use force against someone or claim official right to make someone do something when one does not have the right to do it (making the victim act �under color of official right�;
• Intend to make the victim give you something valuable or perform an official act for you;
• Make the victim consent to giving you something valuable or performing an official act; AND
• Actually make the victim give you something valuable or perform an official act.

See e.g.;�Evans v. U.S (1992)�and�U.S v. Gotti (2006)