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blackmail

noun as in intimidation for money; money to quiet informer

verb as in intimidating for money

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But her ability to manage her finances is not your responsibility, and we risk embroiling you further in her emotional blackmail and psychological pinball machine by discussing her money troubles.

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During the interview this summer, Maxwell told Justice Department official Todd Blanche that there was no secret list of Epstein’s clients nor a campaign to blackmail powerful people in his orbit.

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The Met Police say the pair, aged 17 and 22, were arrested at residential addresses in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail.

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Within minutes, "Jenny" persuaded him to share explicit images of himself and immediately began ruthlessly blackmailing him.

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They secretly recorded intimate videos during explicit chats and used them to blackmail people.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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