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Blackmail is the act of exerting pressure on someone through threats. English Law creates a much broader definition of blackmail, covering any unwarranted demands with menaces, whether involving revealing information or not. Blackmail is similar to extortion. The difference is that extortion involves an underlying, independent criminal act, while blackmail does not.
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