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blackmail

noun as in intimidation for money; money to quiet informer

verb as in intimidating for money

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“The vast majority of officers are corrupted as a result of conditioning, manipulation, coercion and blackmail, while being badly trained, poorly led and inadequately supervised,” he adds.

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But addressing the conference on its second day, President Aliyev said Azerbaijan had been subject to "slander and blackmail" ahead of COP29.

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A man who pleaded guilty to trying to blackmail 16 women into sending him sexual videos and images has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

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When McCartney began to blackmail her, she was "confused and scared and in disbelief" and "didn’t know what else to do but comply".

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A police affidavit from that investigation appeared to show that Torres was being blackmailed by a 21-year-old Chicago man he had shared nude photos and explicit text conversations with, the Spotlight reported.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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