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blackmail

/'blæk,meɪl/

Synonyms of blackmail Antonyms of blackmail Examples of blackmail Usage of blackmail Parts of blackmail Definition that contains blackmail Words sounding like blackmail Explanation of blackmail

verb
exert pressure on someone through threats
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blackjack pressure

type of:
act upon work influence
noun
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
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type of:
extortion
verb
obtain through threats
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type of:
extort

Definition that contains blackmail

shakedown extortion of money (as by blackmail)
camorra a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail