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Blackmail

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000737

The crime of demanding money, property, or another advantage from a person under a threat to reveal damaging information about them or to accuse them of wrongdoing. Many American statutes treat blackmail as a form of extortion, a broader offense that also covers threats of violence or property damage, while England defines it as a separate offense under the Theft Act 1968.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000737
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000737",
  "term": "Blackmail",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The crime of demanding money, property, or another advantage from a person under a threat to reveal damaging information about them or to accuse them of wrongdoing. Many American statutes treat blackmail as a form of extortion, a broader offense that also covers threats of violence or property damage, while England defines it as a separate offense under the Theft Act 1968.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/blackmail/"
}

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