blackmail
black
ˈblÃĻk
blāk
mail
ˌmeÉĒl
meil
/blˈÃĻkme‍ÉĒl/

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the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The businessman was arrested for engaging in blackmail against a rival company.
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to gain money, property, or some advantage by threatening someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The criminal was caught attempting to blackmail a businessman.
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to manipulate someone into doing something by threatening them

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician was blackmailed to change his vote.

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