Blackmail
Type: noun, verb
Pronunciation: /blak-mayl/
Also spelled or known as: Extortion
Plural: Blackmails
Related: Legal Dispute, Blackmailing
What does Blackmail mean? To reveal or threaten to reveal secret information about someone to get something from them.
In music, Blackmail is illegal and may involve unreleased files, private messages, contracts, images, or sensitive business information.
Blackmail synonyms: Extortion, Coercion, Threat-Based Demand
Example sentence: “The artist contacted a lawyer after receiving a blackmail threat.”
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