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The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them

A statement of an intention to harm someone or something

A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime)

A fraudulent deal

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

Intimidating for money

To force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings

Exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time

Attack, terrorize

To state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done

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Noun

The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them

“Police treated the approach as blackmail and brought charges against him last October.”

Noun

A statement of an intention to harm someone or something

intimidating remark

strong-arm tactic

intimidatory remark

threatening remark

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

strong-arm tactics

reign of terror

strong arm tactics

pressurizing^US

demanding money with menaces

demoralizing^US

have on the brain

tiger by the tail

demoralising^UK

pressurising^UK

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Noun

A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime)

corrupting gift

reward for treachery

influence peddling

lubrication payment

money under the table

liberation money

something extra

little something extra

little something

piece of the action

slice of the cake

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Noun

A fraudulent deal

fraudulent scheme

confidence trick

confidence game

misrepresentation

bit of sharp practice

bait-and-switch

treacherousness

stab in the back

course of action

piece of deception

bait and switch

sleight of hand

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

crocodile tears

sanctimoniousness

oldest trick in the book

daylight robbery

underhandedness

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

untrustworthiness

false-heartedness

secret understanding

breach of trust

fraudulent artifice

fradulent artifice

illegal enterprise

criminal activity

elaborate explanation

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Noun

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

misrepresentation

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

underhandedness

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

disingenuousness

false-heartedness

untrustworthiness

ambidextrousness

double-crossing

misleading talk

breach of trust

stab in the back

terminological inexactitude

criminal activity

sleight of hand

every trick in the book

misappropriation

dishonourableness

unrepresentativeness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

palace intrigue

surreptitiousness

misbehaviour^UK

bait and switch

economy with the truth

prestidigitation

putting on an act

false statement

mischievousness

lack of veracity

trumped-up story

piece of fiction

flight of fancy

cock and bull story

figment of the imagination

little white lie

cock-and-bull story

departure from the truth

alternative fact

criminal action

criminal violence

a criminal offence

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Verb

Intimidating for money

extort money from

demand hush money from

put the shake on

blackmail someone for

obtain by threats

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

obtain under duress

make pay through nose

obtain by force

obtain by threat

use violence on

hold a knife to

bleed someone of something

put out of joint

remove by force

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“She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me.”

Verb

To force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings

bring pressure to bear on

put the screws on

tighten the screws on

use strong-arm tactics on

tighten the screw on

put the heat on

turn the screws on

turn the screw on

have someone do something

put the bite on

bring pressure to bear upon

put the squeeze on

twist someone's arm

put pressure on

use pressure on

put under an obligation

twist one's arm

turn on the heat

twist somebody's arm

breathe down someone's neck

leave someone no option

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

force somebody's hand

make an offer they can't refuse

pressurize into

intimidate into

throw weight around

leave no choice but to

leave someone no option but to

put the chill on

try to persuade

put the screws to

steamroller into

exert influence on

establish in someone's mind

fix deeply in someone's mind

leave in no doubt

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“Mindy informed her friend that she could remember everything and attempted to blackmail her into leaving John.”

Verb

Exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time

take advantage of

make the most of

suck the life out of

put the screws to

take for a ride

put one over on

bleed someone of something

pull a fast one on

take someone for a ride

take to the cleaners

put one over on someone

pull a fast one

pull a fast one on someone

withhold rights from

live off the backs of

sell a bill of goods

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Verb

Attack, terrorize

take advantage of

live off the backs of

take for a ride

withhold rights from

put one over on

take liberties with

take for granted

play someone for a sucker

use for one's own ends

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Verb

To state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done

issue threats to

make threats against

make threats to

threaten to harm

threaten to kill

ride roughshod over

put pressure on

use strong-arm tactics on

put the screws on

use pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

put the squeeze on

twist someone's arm

scare the bejesus out of

put the frighteners on

twist somebody's arm

push someone around

turn on the heat

put through the wringer

put the chill on

twist one's arm

force somebody's hand

make an offer they can't refuse

strike terror in

strike terror into

fill with terror

inspire panic in

play the heavy with

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

put the fear of God into

frighten out of your wits

utter threats to

scare hell out of

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