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Yes and no. What you specify as Blackmail is wrong. Blackmail comes in many colors. What you're saying about extortion is also not quite right.Just for the record: Aiden is using extortion, not blackmail. Extortion is specifically using the threat of violence to coerce someone into doing something they wouldn’t choose to do without the threat of violence.
Blackmail is specifically using the threat of revealing information that could jeopardize the victim’s status or otherwise embarrass them as a means of coercing them into doing something they wouldn’t otherwise want to do.
"Blackmail is an insidious form of coercion, a criminal act that uses threats or violence to force a victim to act against their interests. Coercion crimes differ based on the leverage used against the victim and the demands of the perpetrator."
"Though blackmail can happen in a range of very different circumstances, in most cases it can be classified into three broad types: extortion, coercion, and commercial pressure. Extortion usually involves some sort of monetary transaction in exchange for keeping certain information private."
Blackmail is the broader term for many things, but extortion normally includes a monetary gain for the offender to not reveal whatever information about the victim, not so much the threat of violence.
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