Erpressung

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Noun[edit]

Erpressung f (genitive Erpressung, plural Erpressungen)

  1. 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.
  2. (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

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