blackmail

(noun)

extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

All clip examples

• Couldn't you see blackmail in his eyes? (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)
• Blackmail? I said blackmail. Now, what is the price? (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)
• We're ready to listen to the current quotation on blackmail. (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)
• That's blackmail... (Scarlet Street)
• It's only blackmail, Baby... when you're dumb enough to get caught. (Scarlet Street)