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  • 121Al-Shabaab — For other uses, see Al Shabaab (disambiguation). Shabaab redirects here. For the film, see Shabaab (film). Somali Civil War Al Shabaab الشباب …

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  • 122blackmail — n. extortion, use of intimidation or force in order to obtain something (money, information, etc.) v. extort money, obtain (money, information, etc.) through threat or intimidation …

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  • 123blackmailed — n. extortion, use of intimidation or force in order to obtain something (money, information, etc.) v. extort money, obtain (money, information, etc.) through threat or intimidation …

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  • 124blackmailing — n. extortion, use of intimidation or force in order to obtain something (money, information, etc.) v. extort money, obtain (money, information, etc.) through threat or intimidation …

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  • 125blackmails — n. extortion, use of intimidation or force in order to obtain something (money, information, etc.) v. extort money, obtain (money, information, etc.) through threat or intimidation …

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  • 126blackmail — 1. noun he was accused of blackmail Syn: extortion; informal hush money; formal exaction 2. verb 1) he was blackmailing the murderer Syn: extort money from, threaten; informal demand hush money from 2) she blackmailed me to work for her Syn:… …

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  • 127squeeze — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a exert pressure on from opposite or all sides, esp. in order to extract moisture or reduce size. b compress with one s hand or between two bodies. c reduce the size of or alter the shape of by squeezing. 2 tr. (often foll. by… …

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  • 128CAPTIVES, RANSOMING OF — (Heb. פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים; Pidyon Shevuyim): The religious duty to ransom a fellow Jew captured by slave dealers or robbers, or imprisoned unjustly by the authorities to be released against ransom paid by the Jewish community. The fulfillment of …

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