Blackmailed - English meaning
Blackmailed – definitions in English dictionary
verbDemand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Usage examples:
They use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate
nounThe action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Usage examples:
They were acquitted of charges of blackmail
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Word origin
mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail ‘tribute, rent’, from Old Norse mál ‘speech, agreement’.
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