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Categories: Organized crime activity, Crimes, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Blackmail, Illegal occupations

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Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information WordNet 3.0

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Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. Wikipedia

Act of threatening to reveal potentially incriminating information about a person or group unless a specific demand is met. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Coercion based on threat of revealing information Wikidata

The extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. Wiktionary

Extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. Wiktionary (translation)

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