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sextortion
[ seks-tawr-shuhn ]
noun
- criminal behavior in which a perpetrator illicitly obtains sexually compromising material, such as images, and then threatens to publish it or harm the victim in other ways unless further material or a sum of money is surrendered.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sextortion1
First recorded in 1945–50; sex 1( def ) + (ex)tortion ( def )
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