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

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Police said blackmailing children into sending increasingly depraved pictures of themselves became the unemployed 22-year-old's "full-time job" from his bedroom at his parent's house in Wigan.

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The charge of blackmail relates to alleged unwarranted demands for the phone numbers of up to 12 individuals.

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With all the intrepid sports reporters on the Times’ staff, I am surprised that nobody has uncovered the story that Michael Conforto is blackmailing either Andrew Friedman or Dave Roberts.

At Leeds Crown Court, Thompson, of Andover Street, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to blackmail and perverting the course of justice.

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

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