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Principal Translations. Inglés. Español. blackmail n. (extortion of money) chantaje nm. extorsión nf. The head of the department resigned after he was suspected of blackmail.
Add to word list. the act of threatening to harm someone or someone's reputation unless the person does as you say, or a payment made to someone who has threatened to harm you or your reputation if you fail to pay the person: Reckless behavior made him an easy target for blackmail.
to get money from someone by blackmail: blackmail someone into something They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them. Menos ejemplos. When he found out about my affair he tried to blackmail me. A computer hacker's attempt to blackmail the bank was foiled by detectives last month.
If you’re being blackmailed, start by considering how damaging the information is and whether the blackmailer poses a real threat to you. Think about whether your job is in jeopardy or someone else may be in danger, or if the worst-case outcome is something you can live with.
Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat . As a criminal offence, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States, blackmail is generally defined as a crime of information, involving a threat to do something that would cause a person to suffer embarrassment or financial loss. [1]
C2. the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them: If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail. More examples. Fewer examples.
sustantivo. 1. 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. verbo (transitive)
