Definition of blackmail in English:

blackmail

noun ˈblakmeɪlˈblækˌmeɪl

mass noun

1The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them.
敲诈；勒索；讹诈
they were acquitted of charges of blackmail
as modifier she recounted the blackmail threats
Example sentencesExamples
- A 23-year-old man branded the UK's worst spammer has been jailed for six years for a string of offences including blackmail and threatening to kill.
- Charges of blackmail peaked in the inter-war decades of the 1920s and 1930s and have been declining since.
- The opportunities for police bargaining, threats, blackmail, and coercion to become an informer are unlimited.
- It is, after all, free information usable for blackmail, theft or provoking a crippling system breakdown.
- Extortion, blackmail and protection money are part of the daily life of the slums.
- Other charges for blackmail, witness intimidation and perverting the course of justice were dropped earlier this year.
- I refer to a judge who's put himself at grave risk of blackmail, entrapment, compromise and hypocrisy.
- Detectives called at her home the same day and she was charged with blackmail following a police inquiry.
- The offence of blackmail broadens the current offence of extortion by certain threats.
- Access to highly personal information may also play a role in crimes like bribery and blackmail, and involve individuals both within and outside of government offices.
- Police treated the approach as blackmail and brought charges against him last October.
- It was a stupid thing to say considering the threat of blackmail right there in front of me.
- Soon he finds himself caught up in a web of blackmail, corruption, and multiple murders, which start piling up in rapid succession.
- In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years.
- Had he videotaped their escapades with threats of blackmail?
- He could use bribery, blackmail, and other forms of coercion to keep his dishonored promises in circulation.
- The two accused appeared in court yesterday on charges of kidnapping, robbery and blackmail.
- I do not trust people to make sound judgments, to take care of the information of others or to be beyond blackmail, corruption or plain greed.
- As well as being able to impose military discipline on members, the organisation can raise millions of pounds through robberies, smuggling, extortion, blackmail.
- He was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison in 1991 for blackmail, robbery and illegal possession of fire arms.
Synonyms
extortion, demanding money with menaces, exaction, intimidation
protection racket, bribery
wringing, milking, bleeding, bloodsucking
informal hush money
archaic chantage
1. 1.1 Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail.
  we do not pay blackmail
  我们是不会支付勒索金的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was embezzling in order to pay blackmail over a fight he was involved in, in which a person died.
  He had in fact suggested several times that it might be necessary to pay blackmail to silence the burglars who broke into party headquarters.
  A pox doctor's clerk knew all the personal details of the patients, so he had ample opportunities to supplement his income by blackmail.
  He had to do a very public confession, because it was shown that he was paying blackmail.
  Denying the second payment was blackmail, he said their meeting wasn't a big deal or boxing match, but an easy deal.
  Synonyms
  demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction
2. 1.2 The use of threats or the manipulation of someone's feelings to force them to do something.
  敲诈；讹诈；勒索；胁迫；利用他人感情哄骗
  some people use emotional blackmail
  有些人使用感情讹诈的手段。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Italy's foreign minister described that demand as terrorist blackmail.
  In cases of forced marriage the force can be emotional blackmail or other forms of psychological pressure.
  There's a tightrope to walk between honesty and hysteria, emotional blackness and emotional blackmail.
  I hope voters everywhere will treat this blackmail with the contempt it deserves.
  I make statements that I know are deeply hurtful and unfair and essentially commit emotional blackmail.
  It's all a matter of good, solid business practice; a matter of turning a spiritual profit and of responding prudently to spiritual blackmail.
  They accuse the hedge funds of blackmail - holding out and refusing to agree to a deal until they secure a larger payout for themselves - at the expense of other creditors.
  Many of us are convinced that the dictator will acquire nuclear weapons fairly soon and subject any nation to nuclear blackmail.
  Nobody wants the horrific slaughterhouse of war or the unbridled blackmail of terrorism but nobody wants to see evil flourish either.
  Five years on, her husband is facing a charge for assault - the culmination of a marriage which descended into emotional blackmail, abuse and violence.
  I have enough of my own guilt, without this emotional blackmail!
  Unwilling girls might be subjected to threats, ranging from physical violence and being locked up, to subtle emotional blackmail.
  The country may continue to be a safe haven for terrorists and use it as bargaining leverage to extract further concessions from us through continuous blackmail.
  There was nothing he could do to stop her, except for using the emotional blackmail which she seemed to have become so good at.
  Subsequently peer pressure and blackmail of friendship are often major contributing pull factors.
  Could it be that folks are wising up to this kind of calculated emotional blackmail?
  Clear-sightedness is only possible when one is not distracted by jargon, and psycho-babble or intimidated by emotional blackmail.
  Some of the man-bashing and emotional blackmail seems a bit of a cop out when sections of the production are effectively dramatic and poetically lyrical.
  Another topic whose exposure might be threatened is the dictator's use of oil blackmail and bribery in influencing a wide variety of nations.
  In other words, we can't afford to properly police copyright laws so we'll try and use emotional blackmail to keep people in line.

verb ˈblakmeɪlˈblækˌmeɪl

[with object]

1Demand money from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising information about them.
敲诈；勒索；讹诈
they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate
Example sentencesExamples
- He was looking for information he might blackmail me with; he knows who I am, who my father is.
- Taking the witness stand at the trial of the photographer who she claims tried to blackmail her, Diaz revealed that she thinks that she looked good.
- I grilled him until we reached the border, and learned an amazing amount of information that would be useful if I ever wanted to blackmail him.
- Other gangs have resorted to blackmailing doctors monthly in return for their personal safety.
- Historically the clan made a living stealing cattle and blackmailing people.
- It just seemed like they wanted information, and it turned out that blackmailing a student was the easiest way to go about it.
- When the murder victim discovered the affair, he began blackmailing her, thus giving him motivation for carrying out the murder.
- That being said, know that if you ever try to blackmail me with this information, I will take you to the Tower myself.
- Needless to say, if I ever wanted to make some quick money and blackmail someone, he would be the guy.
- One aggressive addict blackmailed him and threatened to harm his daughter, who was away at university.
- She was blackmailing people for money, but I didn't find any names or any dirty information, just that.
- Once the hackers gain access to systems they download proprietary information, customer databases, and credit card information before trying to blackmail victims.
- Frank frowned at him and growled slightly, ‘Are you trying to blackmail me, assassin?’
- If you're being blackmailed by someone, turning around and blackmailing him back is just as illegal as the first crime.
- He used his Mafia links to blackmail politicians and build his influence.
- This piece of information isn't enough to blackmail him.
- I trudged to my room, all the way muttering about how she would blackmail me with this little bit of information.
- I really don't know why, but I every once in a while I got hold of information I could use to blackmail people.
- She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me.
- Mother wouldn't hesitate to blackmail someone for money.
Synonyms
extort money from, threaten, hold to ransom, milk, bleed
informal demand hush money from
1. 1.1 Force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings.
  胁迫，利用他人感情骗取
  he had blackmailed her into sailing with him
  他胁迫她和他一起航行。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I didn't see any indication that anyone was being threatened or blackmailed or otherwise induced against their will into serving in this capacity.
  But he urged the company to stand firm so potential investors knew employers ‘will not be blackmailed by irresponsible threats from unions’.
  Because once you allow your nation to be blackmailed by the threat of force, you're doomed.
  Mindy informed her friend that she could remember everything and attempted to blackmail her into leaving John.
  Speakers stressed the difference between the healthy tradition of arranged marriage, where the couple genuinely consent, and forced marriage, where they are threatened or blackmailed by their families.
  He used the children to blackmail me; he threatened to take them away from me.
  He continued to avoid answering my question of how he had been blackmailed into going to Italy, and our communications were more letters between friends than anything else.
  Everywhere, workforces are played off against one another and blackmailed into making concessions with the threat that production will be moved.
  The liberals use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate.
  Do you think any politician would be willing to admit ‘Yes, I was threatened and blackmailed into supporting government policy that I didn't agree with’?
  Now, the unions have taken over the role of blackmailing the work force.
  I'm not threatening you or blackmailing you with friendship so that you vote my way.
  Maybe I could blackmail her into letting me listen to it by threatening to inform the world of her favourite film.
  We've been blackmailed with this threat for years.
  In order to manipulate and blackmail his boss, Jack beats himself up by making it appear that his boss was responsible.
  Of course, it is wrong to nag, pressurise, coax, cajole or emotionally blackmail one's offspring into providing grandchildren.
  If they are aware of their rights, they are either coerced or emotionally blackmailed into giving up their share in the interest of maintaining harmonious relations with their families.
  We are blackmailed into believing the money is needed for education and the elderly, but every year we pay more and receive less.
  It is unethical to effectively blackmail a player into giving up his rights with the threat of removal from the team.
  But he's still our guardians and… he also has control over your medical treatment… he'll threaten me, blackmail me.
  Synonyms
  coerce, pressurize, pressure, bring pressure to bear on, bulldoze, force, railroad
  informal lean on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm

Derivatives

blackmailer

noun ˈblakmeɪləˈblækˌmeɪlər

The blackmailers themselves were a varied lot, but a significant number were involved with police or law enforcement.
Example sentencesExamples
- We know our children think we're little more than a combined taxi, catering and cashline service, but these kids are ace emotional blackmailers.
- Some of the blackmailers want their previous partners to resume a relationship with them while others are motivated by a desire to ruin a current relationship.
- Harry and his fellow detectives faced communist and terrorist groups, as well as common kidnappers and blackmailers.
- Extortion is always a problem for law enforcement, since the blackmailer has something over those he's blackmailing.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail 'tribute, rent', from Old Norse mál 'speech, agreement'.

Blackmail was originally a form of protection racket. Scottish chiefs in the 16th century exacted a tribute from farmers and small landowners in the border counties of England and Scotland, and along the Highland border. The money was in return for protection or immunity from plunder. The second part of the word means ‘tribute, rent’ and comes from an old Scandinavian word mál, meaning ‘speech, agreement’. Black may have been a joke on white money, the silver coins in which legitimate rents were paid.

Definition of blackmail in US English:

blackmail

nounˈblækˌmeɪlˈblakˌmāl

1The action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
敲诈；勒索；讹诈
they were acquitted of charges of blackmail
Example sentencesExamples
- As well as being able to impose military discipline on members, the organisation can raise millions of pounds through robberies, smuggling, extortion, blackmail.
- It was a stupid thing to say considering the threat of blackmail right there in front of me.
- I refer to a judge who's put himself at grave risk of blackmail, entrapment, compromise and hypocrisy.
- Other charges for blackmail, witness intimidation and perverting the course of justice were dropped earlier this year.
- In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years.
- Detectives called at her home the same day and she was charged with blackmail following a police inquiry.
- Soon he finds himself caught up in a web of blackmail, corruption, and multiple murders, which start piling up in rapid succession.
- Access to highly personal information may also play a role in crimes like bribery and blackmail, and involve individuals both within and outside of government offices.
- I do not trust people to make sound judgments, to take care of the information of others or to be beyond blackmail, corruption or plain greed.
- Had he videotaped their escapades with threats of blackmail?
- The offence of blackmail broadens the current offence of extortion by certain threats.
- He could use bribery, blackmail, and other forms of coercion to keep his dishonored promises in circulation.
- The two accused appeared in court yesterday on charges of kidnapping, robbery and blackmail.
- Extortion, blackmail and protection money are part of the daily life of the slums.
- A 23-year-old man branded the UK's worst spammer has been jailed for six years for a string of offences including blackmail and threatening to kill.
- Police treated the approach as blackmail and brought charges against him last October.
- It is, after all, free information usable for blackmail, theft or provoking a crippling system breakdown.
- The opportunities for police bargaining, threats, blackmail, and coercion to become an informer are unlimited.
- Charges of blackmail peaked in the inter-war decades of the 1920s and 1930s and have been declining since.
- He was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison in 1991 for blackmail, robbery and illegal possession of fire arms.
Synonyms
extortion, demanding money with menaces, exaction, intimidation
1. 1.1 Money demanded from a person in return for not revealing injurious information.
  敲诈；勒索（钱财）
  we do not pay blackmail
  我们是不会支付勒索金的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was embezzling in order to pay blackmail over a fight he was involved in, in which a person died.
  A pox doctor's clerk knew all the personal details of the patients, so he had ample opportunities to supplement his income by blackmail.
  Denying the second payment was blackmail, he said their meeting wasn't a big deal or boxing match, but an easy deal.
  He had in fact suggested several times that it might be necessary to pay blackmail to silence the burglars who broke into party headquarters.
  He had to do a very public confession, because it was shown that he was paying blackmail.
  Synonyms
  demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction
2. 1.2 The use of threats or the manipulation of someone's feelings to force them to do something.
  敲诈；讹诈；勒索；胁迫；利用他人感情哄骗
  out of fear, she submitted to Jim's emotional blackmail
  they are trying to blackmail us with hunger
  Example sentencesExamples
  Could it be that folks are wising up to this kind of calculated emotional blackmail?
  The country may continue to be a safe haven for terrorists and use it as bargaining leverage to extract further concessions from us through continuous blackmail.
  It's all a matter of good, solid business practice; a matter of turning a spiritual profit and of responding prudently to spiritual blackmail.
  I have enough of my own guilt, without this emotional blackmail!
  Another topic whose exposure might be threatened is the dictator's use of oil blackmail and bribery in influencing a wide variety of nations.
  There was nothing he could do to stop her, except for using the emotional blackmail which she seemed to have become so good at.
  I hope voters everywhere will treat this blackmail with the contempt it deserves.
  In cases of forced marriage the force can be emotional blackmail or other forms of psychological pressure.
  They accuse the hedge funds of blackmail - holding out and refusing to agree to a deal until they secure a larger payout for themselves - at the expense of other creditors.
  Unwilling girls might be subjected to threats, ranging from physical violence and being locked up, to subtle emotional blackmail.
  In other words, we can't afford to properly police copyright laws so we'll try and use emotional blackmail to keep people in line.
  Clear-sightedness is only possible when one is not distracted by jargon, and psycho-babble or intimidated by emotional blackmail.
  Nobody wants the horrific slaughterhouse of war or the unbridled blackmail of terrorism but nobody wants to see evil flourish either.
  Subsequently peer pressure and blackmail of friendship are often major contributing pull factors.
  Some of the man-bashing and emotional blackmail seems a bit of a cop out when sections of the production are effectively dramatic and poetically lyrical.
  Many of us are convinced that the dictator will acquire nuclear weapons fairly soon and subject any nation to nuclear blackmail.
  Five years on, her husband is facing a charge for assault - the culmination of a marriage which descended into emotional blackmail, abuse and violence.
  I make statements that I know are deeply hurtful and unfair and essentially commit emotional blackmail.
  Italy's foreign minister described that demand as terrorist blackmail.
  There's a tightrope to walk between honesty and hysteria, emotional blackness and emotional blackmail.

verbˈblækˌmeɪlˈblakˌmāl

[with object]

1Demand money from (a person) in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
敲诈；勒索（钱财）
trying to blackmail him for $400,000
Example sentencesExamples
- She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me.
- One aggressive addict blackmailed him and threatened to harm his daughter, who was away at university.
- This piece of information isn't enough to blackmail him.
- I grilled him until we reached the border, and learned an amazing amount of information that would be useful if I ever wanted to blackmail him.
- Needless to say, if I ever wanted to make some quick money and blackmail someone, he would be the guy.
- I really don't know why, but I every once in a while I got hold of information I could use to blackmail people.
- Other gangs have resorted to blackmailing doctors monthly in return for their personal safety.
- I trudged to my room, all the way muttering about how she would blackmail me with this little bit of information.
- He used his Mafia links to blackmail politicians and build his influence.
- That being said, know that if you ever try to blackmail me with this information, I will take you to the Tower myself.
- Mother wouldn't hesitate to blackmail someone for money.
- Once the hackers gain access to systems they download proprietary information, customer databases, and credit card information before trying to blackmail victims.
- She was blackmailing people for money, but I didn't find any names or any dirty information, just that.
- It just seemed like they wanted information, and it turned out that blackmailing a student was the easiest way to go about it.
- Historically the clan made a living stealing cattle and blackmailing people.
- If you're being blackmailed by someone, turning around and blackmailing him back is just as illegal as the first crime.
- Taking the witness stand at the trial of the photographer who she claims tried to blackmail her, Diaz revealed that she thinks that she looked good.
- Frank frowned at him and growled slightly, ‘Are you trying to blackmail me, assassin?’
- He was looking for information he might blackmail me with; he knows who I am, who my father is.
- When the murder victim discovered the affair, he began blackmailing her, thus giving him motivation for carrying out the murder.
Synonyms
extort money from, threaten, hold to ransom, milk, bleed
1. 1.1 Force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings.
  胁迫，利用他人感情骗取
  he had blackmailed her into sailing with him
  他胁迫她和他一起航行。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We've been blackmailed with this threat for years.
  In order to manipulate and blackmail his boss, Jack beats himself up by making it appear that his boss was responsible.
  It is unethical to effectively blackmail a player into giving up his rights with the threat of removal from the team.
  Now, the unions have taken over the role of blackmailing the work force.
  Everywhere, workforces are played off against one another and blackmailed into making concessions with the threat that production will be moved.
  Maybe I could blackmail her into letting me listen to it by threatening to inform the world of her favourite film.
  But he's still our guardians and… he also has control over your medical treatment… he'll threaten me, blackmail me.
  I didn't see any indication that anyone was being threatened or blackmailed or otherwise induced against their will into serving in this capacity.
  If they are aware of their rights, they are either coerced or emotionally blackmailed into giving up their share in the interest of maintaining harmonious relations with their families.
  But he urged the company to stand firm so potential investors knew employers ‘will not be blackmailed by irresponsible threats from unions’.
  He used the children to blackmail me; he threatened to take them away from me.
  Mindy informed her friend that she could remember everything and attempted to blackmail her into leaving John.
  Speakers stressed the difference between the healthy tradition of arranged marriage, where the couple genuinely consent, and forced marriage, where they are threatened or blackmailed by their families.
  Because once you allow your nation to be blackmailed by the threat of force, you're doomed.
  We are blackmailed into believing the money is needed for education and the elderly, but every year we pay more and receive less.
  Do you think any politician would be willing to admit ‘Yes, I was threatened and blackmailed into supporting government policy that I didn't agree with’?
  Of course, it is wrong to nag, pressurise, coax, cajole or emotionally blackmail one's offspring into providing grandchildren.
  He continued to avoid answering my question of how he had been blackmailed into going to Italy, and our communications were more letters between friends than anything else.
  The liberals use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate.
  I'm not threatening you or blackmailing you with friendship so that you vote my way.
  Synonyms
  coerce, pressurize, pressure, bring pressure to bear on, bulldoze, force, railroad

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail ‘tribute, rent’, from Old Norse mál ‘speech, agreement’.

单词	blackmail
释义	Definition of blackmail in English: blackmail noun ˈblakmeɪlˈblækˌmeɪl mass noun 1The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them. 敲诈；勒索；讹诈 they were acquitted of charges of blackmail as modifier she recounted the blackmail threats Example sentencesExamples A 23-year-old man branded the UK's worst spammer has been jailed for six years for a string of offences including blackmail and threatening to kill. Charges of blackmail peaked in the inter-war decades of the 1920s and 1930s and have been declining since. The opportunities for police bargaining, threats, blackmail, and coercion to become an informer are unlimited. It is, after all, free information usable for blackmail, theft or provoking a crippling system breakdown. Extortion, blackmail and protection money are part of the daily life of the slums. Other charges for blackmail, witness intimidation and perverting the course of justice were dropped earlier this year. I refer to a judge who's put himself at grave risk of blackmail, entrapment, compromise and hypocrisy. Detectives called at her home the same day and she was charged with blackmail following a police inquiry. The offence of blackmail broadens the current offence of extortion by certain threats. Access to highly personal information may also play a role in crimes like bribery and blackmail, and involve individuals both within and outside of government offices. Police treated the approach as blackmail and brought charges against him last October. It was a stupid thing to say considering the threat of blackmail right there in front of me. Soon he finds himself caught up in a web of blackmail, corruption, and multiple murders, which start piling up in rapid succession. In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years. Had he videotaped their escapades with threats of blackmail? He could use bribery, blackmail, and other forms of coercion to keep his dishonored promises in circulation. The two accused appeared in court yesterday on charges of kidnapping, robbery and blackmail. I do not trust people to make sound judgments, to take care of the information of others or to be beyond blackmail, corruption or plain greed. As well as being able to impose military discipline on members, the organisation can raise millions of pounds through robberies, smuggling, extortion, blackmail. He was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison in 1991 for blackmail, robbery and illegal possession of fire arms. Synonyms extortion, demanding money with menaces, exaction, intimidation protection racket, bribery wringing, milking, bleeding, bloodsucking informal hush money archaic chantage 1.1 Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. we do not pay blackmail 我们是不会支付勒索金的。 Example sentencesExamples He was embezzling in order to pay blackmail over a fight he was involved in, in which a person died. He had in fact suggested several times that it might be necessary to pay blackmail to silence the burglars who broke into party headquarters. A pox doctor's clerk knew all the personal details of the patients, so he had ample opportunities to supplement his income by blackmail. He had to do a very public confession, because it was shown that he was paying blackmail. Denying the second payment was blackmail, he said their meeting wasn't a big deal or boxing match, but an easy deal. Synonyms demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction 1.2 The use of threats or the manipulation of someone's feelings to force them to do something. 敲诈；讹诈；勒索；胁迫；利用他人感情哄骗 some people use emotional blackmail 有些人使用感情讹诈的手段。 Example sentencesExamples Italy's foreign minister described that demand as terrorist blackmail. In cases of forced marriage the force can be emotional blackmail or other forms of psychological pressure. There's a tightrope to walk between honesty and hysteria, emotional blackness and emotional blackmail. I hope voters everywhere will treat this blackmail with the contempt it deserves. I make statements that I know are deeply hurtful and unfair and essentially commit emotional blackmail. It's all a matter of good, solid business practice; a matter of turning a spiritual profit and of responding prudently to spiritual blackmail. They accuse the hedge funds of blackmail - holding out and refusing to agree to a deal until they secure a larger payout for themselves - at the expense of other creditors. Many of us are convinced that the dictator will acquire nuclear weapons fairly soon and subject any nation to nuclear blackmail. Nobody wants the horrific slaughterhouse of war or the unbridled blackmail of terrorism but nobody wants to see evil flourish either. Five years on, her husband is facing a charge for assault - the culmination of a marriage which descended into emotional blackmail, abuse and violence. I have enough of my own guilt, without this emotional blackmail! Unwilling girls might be subjected to threats, ranging from physical violence and being locked up, to subtle emotional blackmail. The country may continue to be a safe haven for terrorists and use it as bargaining leverage to extract further concessions from us through continuous blackmail. There was nothing he could do to stop her, except for using the emotional blackmail which she seemed to have become so good at. Subsequently peer pressure and blackmail of friendship are often major contributing pull factors. Could it be that folks are wising up to this kind of calculated emotional blackmail? Clear-sightedness is only possible when one is not distracted by jargon, and psycho-babble or intimidated by emotional blackmail. Some of the man-bashing and emotional blackmail seems a bit of a cop out when sections of the production are effectively dramatic and poetically lyrical. Another topic whose exposure might be threatened is the dictator's use of oil blackmail and bribery in influencing a wide variety of nations. In other words, we can't afford to properly police copyright laws so we'll try and use emotional blackmail to keep people in line. verb ˈblakmeɪlˈblækˌmeɪl [with object] 1Demand money from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising information about them. 敲诈；勒索；讹诈 they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate Example sentencesExamples He was looking for information he might blackmail me with; he knows who I am, who my father is. Taking the witness stand at the trial of the photographer who she claims tried to blackmail her, Diaz revealed that she thinks that she looked good. I grilled him until we reached the border, and learned an amazing amount of information that would be useful if I ever wanted to blackmail him. Other gangs have resorted to blackmailing doctors monthly in return for their personal safety. Historically the clan made a living stealing cattle and blackmailing people. It just seemed like they wanted information, and it turned out that blackmailing a student was the easiest way to go about it. When the murder victim discovered the affair, he began blackmailing her, thus giving him motivation for carrying out the murder. That being said, know that if you ever try to blackmail me with this information, I will take you to the Tower myself. Needless to say, if I ever wanted to make some quick money and blackmail someone, he would be the guy. One aggressive addict blackmailed him and threatened to harm his daughter, who was away at university. She was blackmailing people for money, but I didn't find any names or any dirty information, just that. Once the hackers gain access to systems they download proprietary information, customer databases, and credit card information before trying to blackmail victims. Frank frowned at him and growled slightly, ‘Are you trying to blackmail me, assassin?’ If you're being blackmailed by someone, turning around and blackmailing him back is just as illegal as the first crime. He used his Mafia links to blackmail politicians and build his influence. This piece of information isn't enough to blackmail him. I trudged to my room, all the way muttering about how she would blackmail me with this little bit of information. I really don't know why, but I every once in a while I got hold of information I could use to blackmail people. She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me. Mother wouldn't hesitate to blackmail someone for money. Synonyms extort money from, threaten, hold to ransom, milk, bleed informal demand hush money from 1.1 Force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings. 胁迫，利用他人感情骗取 he had blackmailed her into sailing with him 他胁迫她和他一起航行。 Example sentencesExamples I didn't see any indication that anyone was being threatened or blackmailed or otherwise induced against their will into serving in this capacity. But he urged the company to stand firm so potential investors knew employers ‘will not be blackmailed by irresponsible threats from unions’. Because once you allow your nation to be blackmailed by the threat of force, you're doomed. Mindy informed her friend that she could remember everything and attempted to blackmail her into leaving John. Speakers stressed the difference between the healthy tradition of arranged marriage, where the couple genuinely consent, and forced marriage, where they are threatened or blackmailed by their families. He used the children to blackmail me; he threatened to take them away from me. He continued to avoid answering my question of how he had been blackmailed into going to Italy, and our communications were more letters between friends than anything else. Everywhere, workforces are played off against one another and blackmailed into making concessions with the threat that production will be moved. The liberals use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate. Do you think any politician would be willing to admit ‘Yes, I was threatened and blackmailed into supporting government policy that I didn't agree with’? Now, the unions have taken over the role of blackmailing the work force. I'm not threatening you or blackmailing you with friendship so that you vote my way. Maybe I could blackmail her into letting me listen to it by threatening to inform the world of her favourite film. We've been blackmailed with this threat for years. In order to manipulate and blackmail his boss, Jack beats himself up by making it appear that his boss was responsible. Of course, it is wrong to nag, pressurise, coax, cajole or emotionally blackmail one's offspring into providing grandchildren. If they are aware of their rights, they are either coerced or emotionally blackmailed into giving up their share in the interest of maintaining harmonious relations with their families. We are blackmailed into believing the money is needed for education and the elderly, but every year we pay more and receive less. It is unethical to effectively blackmail a player into giving up his rights with the threat of removal from the team. But he's still our guardians and… he also has control over your medical treatment… he'll threaten me, blackmail me. Synonyms coerce, pressurize, pressure, bring pressure to bear on, bulldoze, force, railroad informal lean on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm Derivatives blackmailer noun ˈblakmeɪləˈblækˌmeɪlər The blackmailers themselves were a varied lot, but a significant number were involved with police or law enforcement. Example sentencesExamples We know our children think we're little more than a combined taxi, catering and cashline service, but these kids are ace emotional blackmailers. Some of the blackmailers want their previous partners to resume a relationship with them while others are motivated by a desire to ruin a current relationship. Harry and his fellow detectives faced communist and terrorist groups, as well as common kidnappers and blackmailers. Extortion is always a problem for law enforcement, since the blackmailer has something over those he's blackmailing. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail 'tribute, rent', from Old Norse mál 'speech, agreement'. Blackmail was originally a form of protection racket. Scottish chiefs in the 16th century exacted a tribute from farmers and small landowners in the border counties of England and Scotland, and along the Highland border. The money was in return for protection or immunity from plunder. The second part of the word means ‘tribute, rent’ and comes from an old Scandinavian word mál, meaning ‘speech, agreement’. Black may have been a joke on white money, the silver coins in which legitimate rents were paid. Definition of blackmail in US English: blackmail nounˈblækˌmeɪlˈblakˌmāl 1The action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person. 敲诈；勒索；讹诈 they were acquitted of charges of blackmail Example sentencesExamples As well as being able to impose military discipline on members, the organisation can raise millions of pounds through robberies, smuggling, extortion, blackmail. It was a stupid thing to say considering the threat of blackmail right there in front of me. I refer to a judge who's put himself at grave risk of blackmail, entrapment, compromise and hypocrisy. Other charges for blackmail, witness intimidation and perverting the course of justice were dropped earlier this year. In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years. Detectives called at her home the same day and she was charged with blackmail following a police inquiry. Soon he finds himself caught up in a web of blackmail, corruption, and multiple murders, which start piling up in rapid succession. Access to highly personal information may also play a role in crimes like bribery and blackmail, and involve individuals both within and outside of government offices. I do not trust people to make sound judgments, to take care of the information of others or to be beyond blackmail, corruption or plain greed. Had he videotaped their escapades with threats of blackmail? The offence of blackmail broadens the current offence of extortion by certain threats. He could use bribery, blackmail, and other forms of coercion to keep his dishonored promises in circulation. The two accused appeared in court yesterday on charges of kidnapping, robbery and blackmail. Extortion, blackmail and protection money are part of the daily life of the slums. A 23-year-old man branded the UK's worst spammer has been jailed for six years for a string of offences including blackmail and threatening to kill. Police treated the approach as blackmail and brought charges against him last October. It is, after all, free information usable for blackmail, theft or provoking a crippling system breakdown. The opportunities for police bargaining, threats, blackmail, and coercion to become an informer are unlimited. Charges of blackmail peaked in the inter-war decades of the 1920s and 1930s and have been declining since. He was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison in 1991 for blackmail, robbery and illegal possession of fire arms. Synonyms extortion, demanding money with menaces, exaction, intimidation 1.1 Money demanded from a person in return for not revealing injurious information. 敲诈；勒索（钱财） we do not pay blackmail 我们是不会支付勒索金的。 Example sentencesExamples He was embezzling in order to pay blackmail over a fight he was involved in, in which a person died. A pox doctor's clerk knew all the personal details of the patients, so he had ample opportunities to supplement his income by blackmail. Denying the second payment was blackmail, he said their meeting wasn't a big deal or boxing match, but an easy deal. He had in fact suggested several times that it might be necessary to pay blackmail to silence the burglars who broke into party headquarters. He had to do a very public confession, because it was shown that he was paying blackmail. Synonyms demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction 1.2 The use of threats or the manipulation of someone's feelings to force them to do something. 敲诈；讹诈；勒索；胁迫；利用他人感情哄骗 out of fear, she submitted to Jim's emotional blackmail they are trying to blackmail us with hunger Example sentencesExamples Could it be that folks are wising up to this kind of calculated emotional blackmail? The country may continue to be a safe haven for terrorists and use it as bargaining leverage to extract further concessions from us through continuous blackmail. It's all a matter of good, solid business practice; a matter of turning a spiritual profit and of responding prudently to spiritual blackmail. I have enough of my own guilt, without this emotional blackmail! Another topic whose exposure might be threatened is the dictator's use of oil blackmail and bribery in influencing a wide variety of nations. There was nothing he could do to stop her, except for using the emotional blackmail which she seemed to have become so good at. I hope voters everywhere will treat this blackmail with the contempt it deserves. In cases of forced marriage the force can be emotional blackmail or other forms of psychological pressure. They accuse the hedge funds of blackmail - holding out and refusing to agree to a deal until they secure a larger payout for themselves - at the expense of other creditors. Unwilling girls might be subjected to threats, ranging from physical violence and being locked up, to subtle emotional blackmail. In other words, we can't afford to properly police copyright laws so we'll try and use emotional blackmail to keep people in line. Clear-sightedness is only possible when one is not distracted by jargon, and psycho-babble or intimidated by emotional blackmail. Nobody wants the horrific slaughterhouse of war or the unbridled blackmail of terrorism but nobody wants to see evil flourish either. Subsequently peer pressure and blackmail of friendship are often major contributing pull factors. Some of the man-bashing and emotional blackmail seems a bit of a cop out when sections of the production are effectively dramatic and poetically lyrical. Many of us are convinced that the dictator will acquire nuclear weapons fairly soon and subject any nation to nuclear blackmail. Five years on, her husband is facing a charge for assault - the culmination of a marriage which descended into emotional blackmail, abuse and violence. I make statements that I know are deeply hurtful and unfair and essentially commit emotional blackmail. Italy's foreign minister described that demand as terrorist blackmail. There's a tightrope to walk between honesty and hysteria, emotional blackness and emotional blackmail. verbˈblækˌmeɪlˈblakˌmāl [with object] 1Demand money from (a person) in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person. 敲诈；勒索（钱财） trying to blackmail him for $400,000 Example sentencesExamples She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me. One aggressive addict blackmailed him and threatened to harm his daughter, who was away at university. This piece of information isn't enough to blackmail him. I grilled him until we reached the border, and learned an amazing amount of information that would be useful if I ever wanted to blackmail him. Needless to say, if I ever wanted to make some quick money and blackmail someone, he would be the guy. I really don't know why, but I every once in a while I got hold of information I could use to blackmail people. Other gangs have resorted to blackmailing doctors monthly in return for their personal safety. I trudged to my room, all the way muttering about how she would blackmail me with this little bit of information. He used his Mafia links to blackmail politicians and build his influence. That being said, know that if you ever try to blackmail me with this information, I will take you to the Tower myself. Mother wouldn't hesitate to blackmail someone for money. Once the hackers gain access to systems they download proprietary information, customer databases, and credit card information before trying to blackmail victims. She was blackmailing people for money, but I didn't find any names or any dirty information, just that. It just seemed like they wanted information, and it turned out that blackmailing a student was the easiest way to go about it. Historically the clan made a living stealing cattle and blackmailing people. If you're being blackmailed by someone, turning around and blackmailing him back is just as illegal as the first crime. Taking the witness stand at the trial of the photographer who she claims tried to blackmail her, Diaz revealed that she thinks that she looked good. Frank frowned at him and growled slightly, ‘Are you trying to blackmail me, assassin?’ He was looking for information he might blackmail me with; he knows who I am, who my father is. When the murder victim discovered the affair, he began blackmailing her, thus giving him motivation for carrying out the murder. Synonyms extort money from, threaten, hold to ransom, milk, bleed 1.1 Force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings. 胁迫，利用他人感情骗取 he had blackmailed her into sailing with him 他胁迫她和他一起航行。 Example sentencesExamples We've been blackmailed with this threat for years. In order to manipulate and blackmail his boss, Jack beats himself up by making it appear that his boss was responsible. It is unethical to effectively blackmail a player into giving up his rights with the threat of removal from the team. Now, the unions have taken over the role of blackmailing the work force. Everywhere, workforces are played off against one another and blackmailed into making concessions with the threat that production will be moved. Maybe I could blackmail her into letting me listen to it by threatening to inform the world of her favourite film. But he's still our guardians and… he also has control over your medical treatment… he'll threaten me, blackmail me. I didn't see any indication that anyone was being threatened or blackmailed or otherwise induced against their will into serving in this capacity. If they are aware of their rights, they are either coerced or emotionally blackmailed into giving up their share in the interest of maintaining harmonious relations with their families. But he urged the company to stand firm so potential investors knew employers ‘will not be blackmailed by irresponsible threats from unions’. He used the children to blackmail me; he threatened to take them away from me. Mindy informed her friend that she could remember everything and attempted to blackmail her into leaving John. Speakers stressed the difference between the healthy tradition of arranged marriage, where the couple genuinely consent, and forced marriage, where they are threatened or blackmailed by their families. Because once you allow your nation to be blackmailed by the threat of force, you're doomed. We are blackmailed into believing the money is needed for education and the elderly, but every year we pay more and receive less. Do you think any politician would be willing to admit ‘Yes, I was threatened and blackmailed into supporting government policy that I didn't agree with’? Of course, it is wrong to nag, pressurise, coax, cajole or emotionally blackmail one's offspring into providing grandchildren. He continued to avoid answering my question of how he had been blackmailed into going to Italy, and our communications were more letters between friends than anything else. The liberals use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate. I'm not threatening you or blackmailing you with friendship so that you vote my way. Synonyms coerce, pressurize, pressure, bring pressure to bear on, bulldoze, force, railroad Origin Mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail ‘tribute, rent’, from Old Norse mál ‘speech, agreement’.
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