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Blackmail
01
chantagem, extorsão
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
Exemplos
She was a victim of blackmail after someone threatened to expose her personal emails.
Ela foi vítima de chantagem depois que alguém ameaçou expor seus e-mails pessoais.
The businessman was arrested for engaging in blackmail against a rival company.
O empresário foi preso por se envolver em chantagem contra uma empresa rival.
to blackmail
01
to gain money, property, or some advantage by threatening someone
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
He was blackmailed into signing the contract.
The politician was blackmailed to change his vote.
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