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Blackmail

/blˈæˌkmeɪl/
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(noun) The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.

Do not blackmail me.
Does that sound like blackmail to you, Tom?
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He was accused of ____ after trying to get money for his silence city.

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