Шукати
Blackmail
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шайнтаж, вимога
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
to blackmail
01
шантажувати, вимагати
to demand funds or another benefit from someone in exchange for not damaging their reputation
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шантажувати, вимагати
exert pressure on someone through threats
black
mail
blackmail
n
Приклад
The businessman was arrested for engaging in blackmail against a rival company.
The police launched an investigation into a case of blackmail involving threatening letters sent to a local politician.
The celebrity paid a large sum of money to prevent a tabloid from publishing a damaging story, which was considered blackmail.
She was a victim of blackmail after someone threatened to expose her personal emails.
Several cases of online extortion have emerged involving the blackmail of public figures threatened with leaked photos.
