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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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He read out the details of each case of blackmail, including graphic details of the "customised sexual videos" that Morrow demanded from victims.

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Morrow, who sat with his eyes downcast throughout the hearing, had at first denied all the charges, but eventually admitted the blackmail.

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

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