OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16714

blackmail

/ˈblækˌmeɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chantaje • extorsión
The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
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📚 verb • entry_id 16715

blackmail

/ˈblækˌmeɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chantajear
To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.
He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.