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black·mail
ˈblakˌmāl/
noun
noun: blackmail

1.
the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
"they were acquitted of charges of blackmail"
synonyms: extortion; More
informalhush money;
formalexaction
"he was accused of blackmail"
money demanded from a person in return for not
revealing injurious information.
"we do not pay blackmail"
the use of threats or the manipulation of someone's feelings to force them to do something.
"out of fear, she submitted to Jim's emotional blackmail"

verb
verb: blackmail; 3rd person present: blackmails; past tense: blackmailed; past participle: blackmailed; gerund or present participle: blackmailing

1.
demand money from (a person) in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person. "trying to blackmail him for $400,000"
synonyms: extort money from, threaten; informaldemand hush money from
"he was blackmailing the murderer"
force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings.
"he had blackmailed her into sailing with him"
synonyms: coerce, pressurize, pressure, force; informallean on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm
"she blackmailed me to work for her"

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