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2.胁迫；威胁；恐吓the act of putting pressure on a person or a group to do sth they do not want to do, for example by making threats or by making them feel guilty

1.勒索；敲诈；要挟；胁迫to force sb to give you money or do sth for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them

1.勒索,敲诈,讹诈;(盗匪征收的)保护费,免抢税

1.勒索,敲诈,讹诈

1.the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

2.the use of threats to persuade a person or government to do what you want

1.to make someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

2.to use threats to persuade a person or government to do what you want