Blackmail

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
extortion
gptkbp:canBe a civil wrong
a criminal offense
gptkbp:defines the act of threatening to reveal damaging information about a person unless demands are met
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:literature
gptkb:television
films
news reports
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:law
ethics
psychology
sociology
criminology
gptkbp:distinctFrom extortion (in some jurisdictions)
gptkbp:etymology from black and mail (payment)
gptkbp:form corporate blackmail
cyber blackmail
emotional blackmail
political blackmail
sextortion
gptkbp:hasLegalDefinitionIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blackmail
gptkbp:involves coercion
demand for money
demand for services
threat
gptkbp:isPunishableUnder gptkb:Canadian_Criminal_Code
gptkb:Section_384_of_Indian_Penal_Code
gptkb:UK_Theft_Act_1968
US federal law
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Monica_Lewinsky_scandal
gptkb:David_Letterman_blackmail_case
gptkb:John_Profumo_affair
gptkbp:opposedBy reporting
whistleblowing
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fine
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:law
gptkbp:relatedTo bribery
extortion
coercion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5