extortion

corruptions

kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n

noun

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

dishonesty,dishonest dealings,unscrupulousness,deceit,deception,duplicity,double-dealing,fraud,fraudulence,misconduct,lawbreaking,crime,criminality,delinquency,wrongdoing,villainy,bribery,bribing,subornation,venality,graft,extortion,jobbery,profiteering,payola,crookedness,shadiness,sleaze,palm-greasing,malfeasance,misfeasance,knavery,malversation

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corruption

kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n

noun

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

dishonesty,dishonest dealings,unscrupulousness,deceit,deception,duplicity,double-dealing,fraud,fraudulence,misconduct,lawbreaking,crime,criminality,delinquency,wrongdoing,villainy,bribery,bribing,subornation,venality,graft,extortion,jobbery,profiteering,payola,crookedness,shadiness,sleaze,palm-greasing,malfeasance,misfeasance,knavery,malversation

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blackmail

ˈblakmeɪl

noun

the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

they were acquitted of charges of blackmail

extortion,demanding money with menaces,exaction,intimidation,protection racket,bribery,wringing,milking,bleeding,bloodsucking,hush money,chantage

verb

demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate

extort money from,threaten,hold to ransom,milk,bleed,demand hush money from

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