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To blackmail someone is to use information you know about that person in a way that will hurt them, but usually for some gain to yourself.
Examples:
A married woman had an affair. When her (ex)-lover got angry at her, he threatened to tell her husband if she didn't give the ex-lover a large sum of cash to keep quiet.
A girl saw a boy cheat on a history test. She tried to blackmail him; if he wrote her history paper, she wouldn't tell on him. But the boy decided to admit to the teacher what he did wrong, because the girl would always try to use this wrong against him.
When a man was caught taking money from petty cash at work, a co-worker told him he wouldn't report him IF the man would transport illegal drugs to dealers in the city. The man knew he'd be in trouble for stealing, but worse trouble if he became a drug courier. He went to his boss, and returned the money. He got fired, but wasn't under the control of his co-worker. The employer also fired the co-worker for promoting illegal drugs.
A teenage girl got pregnant and told her best friend, who tried to blackmail the girl in exchange for keeping the secret. But the girl went to her parents for help, rather than feel blackmailed. The two girls were never friends again.
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