English-German translations for blackmail

• erpressen
  Mit anderen Worten, sie erpressen uns. In other words, they are blackmailing us.
  An die Adresse des übrigen Europa möchte ich sagen, daß es sich nicht erpressen lassen soll. To the rest of Europe I say: do not give in to blackmail.
  Wir dürfen uns nicht durch Gewalt erpressen lassen. We must not allow ourselves to be blackmailed by violence.
• Erpressung die
  Diese soziale Erpressung geht mit steuerlicher Erpressung einher. This social blackmail is coupled with fiscal blackmail.
  Das ist keine Frage von Erpressung, denn in Europa gibt es keine Erpressung. It is not blackmail, because in Europe, we do not do blackmail.
  Das grenzt an eine Erpressung. This is bordering on blackmail.

Definition of blackmail

• The extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure
• Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver
• To extort money or favors from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc
• To speak ill of someone; to defame someone

Examples

• He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

Related words

• blackmailer
• blackmailing
• blackmail letter
• emotional blackmail
• deliver by blackmail