different between blackmailing vs extortion

blackmailing

English

Verb

blackmailing

  1. present participle of blackmail

Noun

blackmailing (plural blackmailings)

  1. The act of one who blackmails.
    • 1934, Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life and Times (book 2, page 51)
      All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings.

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extortion

English

Etymology

From Middle English extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extorti?, from extorque?.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?st???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?k?st????n/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)??n

Noun

extortion (plural extortions)

  1. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
    Synonym: blackmail

Related terms

  • extortionary, extortionate, extortive

Translations

Further reading

  • extortion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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