Noun
die Erpressung
blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour by means of a threat)
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plural Erpressungen
Meanings
Noun
- blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour by means of a threat)
- extortion; blackmail (the crime of forcing monetary values from someone by means of a threat)
Example sentence
Das ist Erpressung!
This is blackmail.
Word forms
singular
die Erpressung
plural
die Erpressungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Erpressung
Accusativedie Erpressung
Dativeder Erpressung
Genitiveder Erpressung
Plural
Nominativedie Erpressungen
Accusativedie Erpressungen
Dativeden Erpressungen
Genitiveder Erpressungen
Usage
- jemanden durch Erpressung zwingen — Coerce someone through threats.
- Erpressung / Bestechung — Blackmail or extortion versus bribery; different ways of exerting influence.
Im Krimi meldet der Händler die Erpressung der Polizei.
In the crime novel, the trader reports the blackmail to the police.