n. 25B6; noun he was accused of blackmail : EXTORTION, demanding money with menaces; informal hush money; formal exaction.
25B6; verb
he was blackmailing the murderer : EXTORT MONEY FROM, threaten, hold to ransom; informal demand hush money from.
she blackmailed me to work for her : COERCE, pressurize, pressure, force; informal lean on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm.