blackmail (verb)

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• blackmail — noun the criminal offence of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing discreditable information. ↘the use of threats or unfair manipulation in an attempt to influence someone: emotional blackmail. verb subject to blackmail.… …   English new terms dictionary

• blackmail — [ˈblækˌmeɪl] noun [U] the crime of forcing someone to do something for you by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them blackmail verb [T] blackmailer noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• blackmail — ► NOUN 1) the demanding of money from someone in return for not revealing discreditable information. 2) the use of threats or manipulation in an attempt to influence someone s actions. ► VERB ▪ subject to blackmail. DERIVATIVES blackmailer noun.… …   English terms dictionary

• blackmail — ▪ I. blackmail black‧mail 1 [ˈblækmeɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW demanding money from a person or organization by threatening them, for example threatening to tell secrets about them if they do not pay: • Most of his wealth had been acquired… …   Financial and business terms

• blackmail — [[t]blæ̱kmeɪl[/t]] blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed 1) N UNCOUNT Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money. It looks like the pictures were …   English dictionary

• blackmail — I UK [ˈblækˌmeɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms blackmail : present tense I/you/we/they blackmail he/she/it blackmails present participle blackmailing past tense blackmailed past participle blackmailed * 1) to make someone give you money or… …   English dictionary

• blackmail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ emotional, moral ▪ economic, nuclear, political BLACKMAIL + NOUN ▪ attempt, threat …   Collocations dictionary

• blackmail — black|mail1 [ blæk,meıl ] noun uncount 1. ) the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them: Barrett was in court, facing a charge of blackmail. 2. ) the use of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• blackmail — 1 verb (T) to demand money or favours from someone by threatening to tell secrets about them: blackmail sb into doing sth: Don t think you can blackmail me into helping you! blackmailer noun (C) 2 noun (U) 1 the practice of getting money from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blackmail — 1. noun a) A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. to levy blackmail… …   Wiktionary

• blackmail — noun Etymology: black + 1mail Date: 1552 1. a tribute anciently exacted on the Scottish border by plundering chiefs in exchange for immunity from pillage 2. a. extortion or coercion by threat …   New Collegiate Dictionary