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Noun: blackmail  'blak`meyl
  1. Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
Verb: blackmail  'blak`meyl
  1. Exert pressure on someone through threats
    - blackjack, pressure
     
  2. Obtain through threats

Derived forms: blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed

See also: blackmailer

Type of: act upon, extort, extortion, influence, work

Encyclopedia: Blackmail

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