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blackmailing

/ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/ /ˈblækmeɪlɪŋ/

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verb

Faire chanter

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."

Il a fait chanter une femme d'affaires en menaçant de révéler une prétendue fraude.

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verb

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(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." "

Au lieu de discuter directement du problème, elle diffamait sa camarade de classe en répandant des rumeurs à son sujet.

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noun

Chantage

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. "

L'entreprise a signalé le chantage de l'employé à la police après qu'il a menacé de divulguer des informations confidentielles à moins qu'on ne lui verse une grosse somme d'argent.

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