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blackmailing

/ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/ /ˈblækmeɪlɪŋ/

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verb

Erpressen

To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.

Examples :

"He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."

Er erpresste eine Geschäftsfrau, indem er drohte, einen angeblichen Betrug aufzudecken.

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verb

Verleumdung, Diffamierung

(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

Examples :

""Instead of discussing the problem directly, she was blackmailing her classmate by spreading rumors about them." "

Anstatt das Problem direkt zu besprechen, verleumdete sie ihren Klassenkameraden, indem sie Gerüchte über sie verbreitete.

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noun

Erpressung

The act of one who blackmails.

Examples :

"The company reported the employee's blackmailing to the police after he threatened to release confidential information unless they paid him a large sum of money. "

Das Unternehmen meldete die Erpressung des Mitarbeiters der Polizei, nachdem dieser gedroht hatte, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben, wenn ihm nicht eine große Summe Geldes gezahlt würde.

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