blackmail
1. Any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations.
2. The extortion of such payment: He confessed rather than suffer the dishonor of blackmail.
3. A tribute formerly exacted in the north of England and in Scotland by freebooting chiefs for protection from pillage.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Law enforcement
- Category: Crime & punishment
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