Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - blackmail
Blackmail
blackmail
n. & v. --n. 1 a an extortion of payment in return for not disclosing discreditable information, a secret, etc. b any payment extorted in this way. 2 the use of threats or moral pressure. --v.tr. 1 extort or try to extort money etc. from (a person) by blackmail. 2 threaten, coerce. Derivatives blackmailer n. Etymology: BLACK + obs. mail rent, OE mal f. ON m{aacute}l agreement
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noun Etymology: black + 1mail Date: 1552 a tribute anciently exacted on the Scottish border by plundering chiefs in exchange for immunity from pillage, 2. extortion or coercion by threats especially of public exposure or criminal prosecution, the payment that is extorted, ~ transitive verb ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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