Definition of Blackmail

1. Noun. Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information.

Generic synonyms: Extortion

2. Verb. Exert pressure on someone through threats. "They blackmail him to write the letter"
Exact synonyms: Blackjack, Pressure
Generic synonyms: Act Upon, Influence, Work
Derivative terms: Blackmailer, Pressure, Pressure

3. Verb. Obtain through threats.
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Extort
Derivative terms: Blackmailer

Definition of Blackmail

1. n. A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.

2. v. t. To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

Definition of Blackmail

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackmail

blackjack oak
blackland
blacklands
blacklead
blackleads
blackleg
blackleg
blacklegs
blacklist
blacklisted
blacklister
blacklisters
blacklisting
blacklists
blackly
blackmail (current term)
blackmailed
blackmailer
blackmailers
blackmailing
blackmails
blackmouth bass
blackness
blacknesses
blackout
blackout
blackouts
blackpoll
blackpoll
blackpolls

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