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black·mail B0301900 (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.]
black′mail′ v.black′mail′er n.blackmail (ˈblækˌmeɪl) n1. (Law) the act of attempting to obtain money by intimidation, as by threats to disclose discreditable information2. the exertion of pressure or threats, esp unfairly, in an attempt to influence someone's actionsvb (tr) 3. (Law) to exact or attempt to exact (money or anything of value) from (a person) by threats or intimidation; extort4. to attempt to influence the actions of (a person), esp by unfair pressure or threats[C16: see black, mail3] ˈblackmailer nblack•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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| blackmail | | blackmail |
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| I blackmail | | you blackmail | | he/she/it blackmails | | we blackmail | | you blackmail | | they blackmail |
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| I blackmailed | | you blackmailed | | he/she/it blackmailed | | we blackmailed | | you blackmailed | | they blackmailed |
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| I am blackmailing | | you are blackmailing | | he/she/it is blackmailing | | we are blackmailing | | you are blackmailing | | they are blackmailing |
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| I have blackmailed | | you have blackmailed | | he/she/it has blackmailed | | we have blackmailed | | you have blackmailed | | they have blackmailed |
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| I was blackmailing | | you were blackmailing | | he/she/it was blackmailing | | we were blackmailing | | you were blackmailing | | they were blackmailing |
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| I had blackmailed | | you had blackmailed | | he/she/it had blackmailed | | we had blackmailed | | you had blackmailed | | they had blackmailed |
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| I will blackmail | | you will blackmail | | he/she/it will blackmail | | we will blackmail | | you will blackmail | | they will blackmail |
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| I will have blackmailed | | you will have blackmailed | | he/she/it will have blackmailed | | we will have blackmailed | | you will have blackmailed | | they will have blackmailed |
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| I will be blackmailing | | you will be blackmailing | | he/she/it will be blackmailing | | we will be blackmailing | | you will be blackmailing | | they will be blackmailing |
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| I have been blackmailing | | you have been blackmailing | | he/she/it has been blackmailing | | we have been blackmailing | | you have been blackmailing | | they have been blackmailing |
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| I will have been blackmailing | | you will have been blackmailing | | he/she/it will have been blackmailing | | we will have been blackmailing | | you will have been blackmailing | | they will have been blackmailing |
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| I had been blackmailing | | you had been blackmailing | | he/she/it had been blackmailing | | we had been blackmailing | | you had been blackmailing | | they had been blackmailing |
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| I would blackmail | | you would blackmail | | he/she/it would blackmail | | we would blackmail | | you would blackmail | | they would blackmail |
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| I would have blackmailed | | you would have blackmailed | | he/she/it would have blackmailed | | we would have blackmailed | | you would have blackmailed | | they would have blackmailed |
Thesaurus| 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 threatsblackjack, pressureact upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" | | 2. | blackmail - obtain through threatscrime, 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 |
blackmailnoun1. 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.verb1. 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.Translationsblack (blӕk) adjective1. of the colour in which these words are printed. black paint. 黑色的 黑色的2. without light. a black night; The night was black and starless. 黑暗的 黑暗的3. dirty. Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal. 髒污的 弄脏的4. without milk. black coffee. 不加奶的 不加奶的5. evil. black magic. 邪惡的 邪恶的6. (often offensive. currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent. (貶意)黑人的 （贬意）黑人的 7. (especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves). (尤在南非)有色的(人種) （尤在南非）有色的（人种） noun1. the colour in which these words are printed. Black and white are opposites. 黑色 黑色2. something (eg paint) black in colour. I've used up all the black. 黑顏料 黑颜料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. 黑人 黑人 verb to make black. 使變黑 变黑ˈblackness noun 黑色 黑色，黑暗 ˈblacken verb1. to make or become black. The sky blackened before the storm. 使...變黑，變黑 使变黑，把…弄黑 2. to make to seem bad. She blackened his character. 誹謗 诋毁3. to clean with black polish. He blackened his boots. 用黑鞋油刷亮(鞋靴) 用黑鞋油刷亮（鞋靴） black art/magic magic performed for evil reasons. He tries to practise black magic. 妖術 妖术ˈblackbird noun a dark-coloured bird of the thrush family. (英)畫眉，(美)燕八哥 画眉，燕八哥 ˈblackboard noun a dark-coloured board for writing on in chalk (used especially in schools). 黑板 黑板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. 黑盒子，飛行記錄器 黑匣子（装配在飞机上的电子自动记录仪器） the Black Death noun the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries. 黑死病 黑死病black eye an eye with bad bruising around it (eg from a punch). George gave me a black eye. 鼻青眼腫 发青的眼圈ˈblackhead noun a small black-topped lump in a pore of the skin, especially of the face. 黑頭粉刺 黑头粉刺ˈblacklist noun a list of people who are out of favour etc. 黑名單 黑名单 verb to put (a person etc) on such a list. 將(某人等)列入黑名單 把 ... 列入黑名单ˈblackmail verb to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret. 向...勒索 勒索 noun the act of blackmailing. money got by blackmail. 敲詐 勒索，敲诈 ˈblackmailer noun 勒索者 勒索者，敲诈者 Black Maria (məˈraiə) a prison van. The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria. 囚車 囚车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. 黑市 黑市black marketeer a person who sells goods on the black market. 黑市商人 黑市商人ˈblackout noun1. a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights. Accidents increase during a blackout. 停電 停电，断电 2. a ban (on news etc). a blackout of news about the coup. 封鎖(新聞等) （新闻的）封锁 3. a period of unconsciousness. He has had several blackouts during his illness. 暫時失去知覺 暂时的意识丧失4. a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines. 暫時失去記憶 暂时失去记忆5. (also outage) a period of a general power failure. 停電期間 停电期间6. (in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc. (劇院)劇終熄燈 （剧院）剧终熄灯 black sheep a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way. My brother is the black sheep of the family. 敗家子 害群之马，败家子 ˈblacksmith noun a person who makes and repairs by hand things made of iron. The blacksmith made a new shoe for the horse. 鐵匠 铁匠black and blue badly bruised. After the fight the boy was all black and blue. (被打的)遍體鱗傷，青一塊紫一塊 （被打的）遍体鳞伤，青一快紫一块 black out to lose consciousness. He blacked out for almost a minute. 失去知覺 失去知觉in black and white in writing or print. Would you put that down in black and white? 寫出，印出 写出，印出 blackmail
blackmail (someone) into (something)To coerce someone to take a certain action by threatening to expose something about them. I've known him for years and can definitely blackmail him into silence. The maid blackmailed her famous employer into paying her an exorbitant sum of money.See also: blackmailblackmail someone into doing somethingto force a person to do something by threatening to reveal some secret about the person. Are you trying to blackmail me into doing what you want? They blackmailed me into doing it.See also: blackmailblackmail
blackmail, in law, exaction of money from another by threatthreat,
in law, declaration of intent to injure another by doing an unlawful act, with a view to restraining his freedom of action. A threat is distinguishable from an assault, for an assault requires some physical act that appears likely to eventuate in violence, whereas a
..... Click the link for more information. of exposure of criminal action or of disreputable conduct. The term was originally used for the tribute levied until the 18th cent. upon the inhabitants of the Scottish border to provide immunity from raids by Scottish bands. Statutes often treat blackmail as a form of extortionextortion,
in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting fees in excess of those allowed to him by statute or arresting a person and, with corrupt
..... Click the link for more information. .BlackmailSee also Bribery.Blackness (See NIGHT.)Blasphemy (See APOSTASY.)Rigaudadventurer and extortionist. [Br. Lit.: Little Dorrit]Rudgeextorts to achieve personal ends. [Br. Lit.: Barnaby Rudge]Sextusthreatens murder and dishonor to bed Lucretia. [Rom. Lit.: Fasti; Livy; Br. Lit.: The Rape of Lucrece]Wegg, Silasattempts to blackmail Boffin. [Br. Lit.: Our Mutual Friend]MedicalSeeblackblackmail
Related to blackmail: Emotional BlackmailBlackmailThe crime involving a threat for purposes of compelling a person to do an act against his or her will, or for purposes of taking the person's money or property. The term blackmail originally denoted a payment made by English persons residing along the border of Scotland to influential Scottish chieftains in exchange for protection from thieves and marauders. In blackmail the threat might consist of physical injury to the threatened person or to someone loved by that person, or injury to a person's reputation. In some cases the victim is told that an illegal act he or she had previously committed will be exposed if the victim fails to comply with the demand. Although blackmail is generally synonymous with Extortion, some states distinguish the offenses by requiring that the former be in writing. Blackmail is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. Cross-references Threats. blackmailn. the crime of threatening to reveal embarrassing, disgraceful or damaging facts (or rumors) about a person to the public, family, spouse or associates unless paid off to not carry out the threat. It is one form of extortion (which may include other threats such as physical harm or damage to property). (See: extortion) blackmail in English law, a person is guilty of blackmail if, with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces and for this purpose menaces are unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief that he had reasonable grounds for making the demand and that the use of menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand. For Scotland, see EXTORTION.Blackmail
BlackmailA crime in which one threatens to reveal damaging information about another unless the former is paid some amount of money or is given something of value. For example, one may threaten to reveal information about an extramarital affair or evidence that the other person committed a crime unless one is paid $100,000. Legally, blackmail is a form of extortion.AcronymsSee1748blackmail
Related to blackmail: Emotional BlackmailSynonyms for blackmailnoun threatSynonyms- threat
- intimidation
- ransom
- compulsion
- protection
- coercion
- extortion
- pay-off
- shakedown
- hush money
- exaction
verb threatenSynonyms- threaten
- force
- squeeze
- compel
- exact
- intimidate
- wring
- coerce
- milk
- wrest
- dragoon
- extort
- bleed
- press-gang
- hold to ransom
Synonyms for blackmailnoun extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting informationRelated Wordsverb exert pressure on someone through threatsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb obtain through threatsRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- extort
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