noun
- Plural of chantage; instances of blackmail or extortion, especially the demanding of money through threats or coercion.
Usage: Chiefly used in legal or formal contexts; More common in French; rare in English
Examples
- The criminal organization engaged in multiple chantages against wealthy business owners.
- Police investigated several chantages reported by victims in the city.
- The victims of chantages were afraid to come forward initially.
- International law enforcement coordinated to stop the chantages ring.
- He was convicted of orchestrating chantages against his former colleagues.