English-Lithuanian translations for blackmail

• šantažas
  Tai ne kas kita kaip šantažas. This is nothing short of blackmail.
  Tai nėra šantažas, nes Europoje mes nešantažuojame. It is not blackmail, because in Europe, we do not do blackmail.
  Toks šantažas įmanomas, nes "Gazprom" Ukrainoje turi monopolį. This type of blackmail is possible because Gazprom has a monopolistic hold over Ukraine.

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