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  1. Blackmail
    [album] Blackmail (stylised as blackmail) is the debut album by the artist of the same name. The album consisted of tracks that the band was able to record in a high-tech recording studio that was readily lended to them by a German producer legend named Stuart Bruce who was impressed with th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  2. Blackmail
    [band] ==Career history== ===Formation (1993-1996)=== The band is said to be greatly influenced by sounds of the 60`s and the 80`s, particularly artists such as The Beatles, The Who and Depeche Mode. The band was initially formed through a local magazine known as "Visions" that had a contact...
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  3. blackmail
    [n] - extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information 2. [v] - exert pressure on someone through threats 3. [v] - obtain through threats
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. blackmail
    Criminal offence of extorting money with menaces or threats of detrimental action, such as exposure of some misconduct on the part of the victim. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. blackmail
    A specific case of extortion in which a person by giving notice that he will make known,report or reveal information which is disadvantageous to another person or another who is closely related to that other person,causes that other person to purchase his silence for a financial consideration. Category: Law
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Blackmail
    Making an unwarranted demand with menaces. (Crimes against property)
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. Blackmail
    Black'mail` noun [ Black + mail a piece of money.] 1. A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/61

  8. Blackmail
    Black'mail` transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Blackmailed ; present participle & verbal noun Blackmailing .] To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily ha...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/61

  9. blackmail
    noun extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. blackmail
    blackjack verb exert pressure on someone through threats
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. blackmail
    verb obtain through threats
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Blackmail
    • (n.) Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. • (n.) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to `white rent`, which paid in silver. • (v. t.) To ext...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. Blackmail
    (from the article `Allgood, Sara`) Allgood`s film debut took place in the first British talkie, Blackmail (1929), and her other English-made films include The Passing of the Third ... Montage may also be applied to the combination of sounds for artistic expression. Dialogue, music, and sound effects may be combined in complex ... ......
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/75

  14. Blackmail
    [1939 film] ==Plot== Edward G. Robinson plays John Ingram, a very successful oil-field firefighter with a young family. All is going so well, he`s even bought his own oil well in hope of striking it rich. His greatest fears are realized, however, when a man, William Ramey, from his secret pa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  15. Blackmail
    [disambiguation] Blackmail is the act of threatening to reveal information about a person or group unless a specific demand is met. Blackmail may also refer to: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  16. Blackmail
    [1929 film] Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, and Cyril Ritchard, and featuring Donald Calthrop, Sara Allgood and Charles Paton. The film is based on the play Blackmail by Charles Bennett, as adapted by Hitchcock,...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  17. Blackmail
    In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail

  18. blackmail
    blackmail, in law, exaction of money from another by threat of exposure of criminal action or of disreputable conduct. The term was originally used for the tribute levied until the 18th cent. upon the inhabitants of the Scottish border to provide immunity from raids by Scottish bands. Statutes often...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  19. Blackmail
    A criminal act of extortion, malicious threatening to do injury to another to compel him to do an act against his will. Usually involves the threat to release information, often true, about the person that will defame his reputation or bring criminal actions against him.
    Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/b105.htm

  20. Blackmail
    (n) Blackmail is method of influencing a person by resorting or threatening to do harm to a connected person or property so as to compel him to do or not to do certain acts which he would not have done without such compulsion. Eg. Kidnapping for ransom.
    Found on http://www.legal-explanations.com/defini

  21. blackmail
    Criminal offence of extorting money with menaces or threats of detrimental action, such as exposure of some misconduct on the part of the victim
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  22. Blackmail
    [2005 film] Blackmail is a 2005 Hindi language action drama film directed by Anil Devgan, which stars Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. The film is inspired from the 1996 Hollywood film Ransom. ==Plot== Inspector Abhay Rathod (Suniel Shetty) is a honest and dilige...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  23. Blackmail
    [webisodes] Blackmail is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; it premiered as original internet-only content, available online at NBC.com. ==Plot== Creed blackmails his co-workers for money. ==Episodes== ==Webisode commentary== Creed Bratton hosts the webisode commentary. Creed ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_(

  24. Blackmail
    [Law & Order] Blackmail is the twelfth episode of the twentieth season of the television series Law & Order. It aired on NBC January 15, 2010. ==Plot== When Detectives Lupo and Bernard find journalist Megan Kerr dead in an abandoned apartment, the detectives learn of a relationship between t...
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  25. Blackmail
    [1947 film] Blackmail (1947) is an American crime film noir directed by Lesley Selander. The drama features William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. ==Plot== A shamus is approached by an entertainment executive to stop a blackmail plot against him. ==Reception== When released the New...
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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