Betekenis van blackmail In het Nederlands

• 0 the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them:

  • If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail.

• 1 to get money from someone by blackmail:

  • They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them.

• 2 the act of threatening to harm someone or someone's reputation unless the person does as you say, or a payment made to someone who has threatened to harm you or your reputation if you fail to pay the person:

  • Reckless behavior made him an easy target for blackmail.

• 3 a situation in which threats are made to harm a person or organization if they do not do something such as give someone money:

  • Large corporations can be vulnerable to blackmail demands by computer hackers.

• 4 to make threats to harm a company or organization if they do not do something you want, such as give you money:

  • A former executive, seeking damages of $2.5 million, was accused of trying to blackmail the company.