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Blackmail
01
chantage, afpersing
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
Voorbeelden
She was a victim of blackmail after someone threatened to expose her personal emails.
Ze was het slachtoffer van chantage nadat iemand dreigde haar persoonlijke e-mails te onthullen.
The businessman was arrested for engaging in blackmail against a rival company.
De zakenman werd gearresteerd omdat hij betrokken was bij chantage tegen een rivaliserend bedrijf.
to blackmail
01
to gain money, property, or some advantage by threatening someone
Voorbeelden
She tried to blackmail him for a large sum of money.
The criminal was caught attempting to blackmail a businessman.
02
to manipulate someone into doing something by threatening them
Voorbeelden
He was blackmailed into signing the contract.
The politician was blackmailed to change his vote.
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