Erpressung

German Pronunciation de De-Erpressung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f blackmail; coercion the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour by means of a threat de 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. de law extortion; blackmail the crime of forcing monetary values from someone by means of a threat Usage notes German law distinguishes between de Erpressung in the above sense and de Nötigung, the latter of which does not necessarily involve a monetary gain. It does not distinguish between threats of violence and other unlawful threats. Declension f Related terms de erpressen Erpresser Erpressungsbrief Erpressungsgeld Erpressungsopfer Erpressungsversuch Schutzgelderpressung See also de Drohung de Nötigung de Erzwingung Further reading de