Erpressung
German
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Noun
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- blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing somebody to some behaviour by means of a threat)
- Es ist reine Erpressung, wenn sie sagt, dass sie sich scheiden lässt, falls ich nicht mit ihr nach München ziehe.
- It’s pure blackmail when she says that she’ll get a divorce if I don’t move to Munich with her.
- (law) extortion; blackmail (the crime of forcing monetary values from someone by means of a threat)
Usage notes
- German law distinguishes between Erpressung in the above sense and Nötigung, which latter does not necessarily involve a monetary gain. It does not distinguish between threats of violence and other unlawful threats.
Declension
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Related terms
- erpressen
- Erpresser
- Erpressungsbrief
- Erpressungsgeld
- Erpressungsopfer
- Erpressungsversuch
- Schutzgelderpressung
Further reading
- “Erpressung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erpressung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Erpressung” in Duden online
- “Erpressung” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Erpressung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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