Erpressung
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Erpressung f (genitive Erpressung, plural Erpressungen)
- blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing somebody to some behaviour by means of a threat)
- 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.
- (law) extortion; blackmail (the crime of forcing monetary values from someone by means of a threat)
Usage notes edit
- German law distinguishes between Erpressung in the above sense and Nötigung, which latter does not necessarily involve a monetary gain. It does not distinguish between threats of violence and other unlawful threats.
Declension edit
Declension of Erpressung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Erpressung | die | Erpressungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Erpressung | der | Erpressungen |
| dative | einer | der | Erpressung | den | Erpressungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Erpressung | die | Erpressungen |
Related terms edit
- erpressen
- Erpresser
- Erpressungsbrief
- Erpressungsgeld
- Erpressungsopfer
- Erpressungsversuch
- Schutzgelderpressung
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Erpressung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erpressung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Erpressung” in Duden online
- “Erpressung” in OpenThesaurus.de
Erpressung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
