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black·mail
(blăk′māl′)n.
1.
a. Extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information.
b. Something of value, especially money, extorted in this manner: refused to pay blackmail.
2. Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage.
black′mail′ v.
black′mail′er n.
blackmail
(ˈblækˌmeɪl)n
1. (Law) the act of attempting to obtain money by intimidation, as by threats to disclose discreditable information
2. the exertion of pressure or threats, esp unfairly, in an attempt to influence someone's actions
vb (tr)
3. (Law) to exact or attempt to exact (money or anything of value) from (a person) by threats or intimidation; extort
4. to attempt to influence the actions of (a person), esp by unfair pressure or threats
[C16: see black, mail3]
ˈblackmailer n
black•mail
(ˈblækˌmeɪl)n.
1. a payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of prosecution or injurious revelations.
2. the extortion of such payment.
3. a tribute formerly exacted in the north of England and in Scotland by freebooting chiefs for protection from pillage.
v.t. 4. to subject to blackmail.
[1545–55]
black′mail`er, n.
blackmail
- The "mail" in blackmail is Scottish for "tax, tribute," referring to the tribute demanded by rebel chiefs in return for their protection.See also related terms for mail.
blackmail
Past participle: blackmailed
Gerund: blackmailing
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| Noun | 1. |  blackmail - extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting informationextortion - the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) |
| Verb | 1. | blackmail - exert pressure on someone through threats |
| 2. | blackmail - obtain through threats crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" extort - obtain through intimidation |
blackmail
noun
1. threat, intimidation, ransom, compulsion, protection (informal), coercion, extortion, pay-off (informal), shakedown, hush money (slang), exaction It looks like the pictures were being used for blackmail.
verb
1. threaten, force, squeeze, compel, exact, intimidate, wring, coerce, milk, wrest, dragoon, extort, bleed (informal), press-gang, hold to ransom I thought he was trying to blackmail me into saying whatever he wanted.
Translations
اِبْتِزازابْتِزازيَبْتَزُّيَبْتَزُّ بالتَّهْدِيد
vydíratvydírání
afpresningafpresse
kiristääkiristys
ucjenaucjenjivatiucijeniti
zsarolzsarolásmegzsarol
fjárkúgafjárkúgun
恐喝恐喝する
협박협박하다
şantajşantaja
vydieranievydierať
izsiljevanjeizsiljevati
utpressautpressning
การขู่ว่าจะเปิดโปงความลับหักหลัง
sự tống tiềntống tiền
blackmail
[ˈblækmeɪl]B. VT → chantajear
to blackmail sb into doing sth → chantajear a algn para que haga algo
he was blackmailed into it → lo hizo obligado por el chantaje
to blackmail sb into doing sth → chantajear a algn para que haga algo
he was blackmailed into it → lo hizo obligado por el chantaje
blackmail
[ˈblækmeɪl] vt → faire chanter
He blackmailed her → Il l'a fait chanter.
to blackmail sb into doing sth → forcer qn par le chantage à faire qch, faire chanter qn pour qu'il fasse qch
He blackmailed her → Il l'a fait chanter.
to blackmail sb into doing sth → forcer qn par le chantage à faire qch, faire chanter qn pour qu'il fasse qch
black
(blӕk) adjective1. of the colour in which these words are printed. black paint.
2. without light. a black night; The night was black and starless.
3. dirty. Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.
4. without milk. black coffee.
5. evil. black magic.
6. (often offensive. currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.
7. (especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).
noun1. the colour in which these words are printed. Black and white are opposites.
2. something (eg paint) black in colour. I've used up all the black.
3. (often with capital. often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.
verb to make black.
ˈblackness nounˈblacken verb
1. to make or become black. The sky blackened before the storm.
2. to make to seem bad. She blackened his character.
3. to clean with black polish. He blackened his boots.
black art/magic magic performed for evil reasons. He tries to practise black magic.
ˈblackbird noun a dark-coloured bird of the thrush family.
ˈblackboard noun a dark-coloured board for writing on in chalk (used especially in schools).
black box a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight. They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.
the Black Death noun the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries.
black eye an eye with bad bruising around it (eg from a punch). George gave me a black eye.
ˈblackhead noun a small black-topped lump in a pore of the skin, especially of the face.
ˈblacklist noun a list of people who are out of favour etc.
verb to put (a person etc) on such a list.
ˈblackmail verb to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.
noun the act of blackmailing. money got by blackmail.
ˈblackmailer nounBlack Maria (məˈraiə)
a prison van. The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria.
black market (a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc. coffee on the black market.
black marketeer a person who sells goods on the black market.
ˈblackout noun1. a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights. Accidents increase during a blackout.
2. a ban (on news etc). a blackout of news about the coup.
3. a period of unconsciousness. He has had several blackouts during his illness.
4. a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.
5. (also outage) a period of a general power failure.
6. (in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.
black sheep a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way. My brother is the black sheep of the family.
ˈblacksmith noun a person who makes and repairs by hand things made of iron. The blacksmith made a new shoe for the horse.
black and blue badly bruised. After the fight the boy was all black and blue.
black out to lose consciousness. He blacked out for almost a minute.
in black and white in writing or print. Would you put that down in black and white?