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Chantage

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(a Fr. word from chanter, to sing, slang for a criminal making an avowal under examination), a demand for money backed by the threat of scandalous revelations, the French equivalent of "blackmail."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Chantage'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/chantage.html. 1910.
 
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