Blackmail
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Blackmail
noun
- The extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
- A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
- Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
- Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.
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