noun
- the practice of demanding money or other benefits from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information about them
verb
- to demand money or other benefits from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information about them
Examples
- The politician resigned after being accused of blackmail.
- She was arrested for attempting to blackmail her former employer.
- The criminal demanded $50,000 in blackmail money.
- He tried to blackmail his neighbor with photos of the damaged fence.
- Blackmail is a serious crime that can result in prison time.
- The company refused to give in to the blackmail attempt.
- She felt trapped by his emotional blackmail tactics.