Blackmail
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Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat. As a criminal offense, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States, blackmail is generally defined as
Blackmail note intended for the Jewish Capon-Minerbo family in hiding during the Axis occupation of Greece
Extortion
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Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit from an individual or group through coercion, usually by threatening them with future psychological or physical harm. In most jurisdictions it is likely
Blackmail
…to the victim. It is normally carried out for personal gain, most commonly of position, money, or property. Blackmail may also be considered a form of extortion and may be covered in the same statutory provision as extortion. Although the two are generally synonymous, extortion is the taking of personal property…
Loot and Extortion. Statues at Trago Mills, poking fun at the Inland Revenue.
Shafer cartoon about mugging