What's the diference between Blackmail and Extortion?
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Blackmail is a form of extortion.\n\nBlackmail is when I threaten to reveal something you want kept secret, unless you give me something of value.  "I'll tell your boss you beat your wife unless you pay me $100."\n\nExtortion is when I threaten to do something you don't want me to do, unless you give me something of value.  "I'll cut down your apple tree unless you give me $100."
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actually there is a difference, as some grease payments are permitted, whereas bribing is always a crime.\n***\nGrease Payments:\n\nSubmitting to certain intractable realities in the international marketplace, the FCPA does permit covered persons to make so-called "grease payments" (i.e., payments made to facilitate or expedite the performance of "routine government action" by a foreign official). To qualify as lawful grease rather than illegal graft, the transaction must be intended solely to induce the foreign official to properly perform a function he is already required to perform under the laws of his country. It remains illegal to induce a violation of the foreign official’s lawful duty. \n\nExamples of permitted grease payments include discreet payments to obtain a business license in a foreign country; to secure a required visa; to receive police protection; or to obtain telephone service. In other words, the payment should resemble a tip paid to a solicitous waiter: i.e., a gratuity for performing a service he was already required to provide. The difference is that the grease payment is usually made before the service is rendered.\n\nIt is important to remember that the grease-payment defense cannot be relied upon when a payment is made to a foreign official in order to influence his decision to award new business or continue business with a covered person.\n\n\n\nBribes --- well
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Both are acceptable.\n\nhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/plead
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'Hacker' is a very mainstream word that is used to include spammers, scammers, crackers, phreaks (way back when), etc. That is just one instance of the media taking a very specific word and generalizing it to the point where it loses all meaning to most people.\n\nEthical implications of spamming and scamming? And cracking (black hat)? Obviously much of it is unethical. But then 90% of all contracts are unethical. That doesn't make them any less valid or make people rely on them less.\n\nThere is nothing directly between ethics and hacking though the two often collide. An ethically-inclined hacker will justify his/her actions (to him/herself) by considering that it is unethical to attempt to hide useful information from those who would benefit from it.
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both terms are interchangeable.  But dictionary term is listed under dekameter.
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Well they work so well for the people that let it. For instance if there's someone in your family or that you know that CAN NOT say no, they use guilt trips as their best weapon.  Good for you for not letting them get to you, they are a terrible thing. It's blackmail. ! :)
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The difference is the definition of harm.  A consenting *adult* is considered to be aware of what he's consenting to, and is considered emotionally capable of dealing with the intricacies and consequences.  \n\nA child is not considered capable of those attributes, and thus is not considered capable of offering true consent.  There is too much risk of harm, especially mentally, and too much risk of coercion (the child saying 'yes' because they feel they have to, not because they actually want to.)  \n\nIt is true that the age at which we consider someone a 'child' in this sense is somewhat arbitrary.  Where you live, it is apparently 18.  Where I live, the age of consent is 14 (with some caveats, most of which are meant to exclude coercive elements.)  This is because the people who wrote the laws had different ideas of when the above considerations I mentioned held true, and when they were not true.\n\nAlso, for those who say "God does not make people gay,"  I present to you Romans, chapter 1 vs 26-27\n\n"For this reason GOD GAVE THEM OVER to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,\nand in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error."\n\nQuite clearly claims that God made at least these people gay...
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Wish I could help but from the nature of what you are saying you are not in the USA and the laws of other countries are very strange to us. You do not have to pay bail till you are arrested. You never pay anyone till after you go to court and the judge decides how much and you pay to the court and not to the police. So - maybe someone is scamming your sister for extortion money. Go to the court and ask them what to do.
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I think you are a little confused.  \n\nExpressed contract is there is an offer, an acceptance and consideration - meaning something you get or something I give up in exchange for performance.\n\nAn implied contract is a contract which is determined by conduct rather that words.  For example, if I pay you $5 every time you shovel my driveway, even though we never said a word to each other, you might expect that I would pay you $5 next time you shovel my driveway.\n\nPromissory estoppel is something altogether different.  It is a substitute for consideration.  For example, if I make a charitable pledge to a church, and others do as well, even though the church gave me nothing for the promise, I am estopped to deny my pledge because of the performance of everyone else who gave there pledge.  It is a substitute for consideration.\n\nAnother non-contract theory is tort.  But that's a whole different story.  I don't think that's part of your business law class yet.
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Corruption is a way of life.  It goes back to the first time someone needed a favor.  Try not to get caught, don't take advantage of the mentally challenged and uhhh...remember to eat your vegetables.
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There is a difference.\nAccording to UN Security Council Resloution 1373 most countries in the world did or tried to freeze accounts of terrorists, but more than 90% of assets frozen belonged to so-called Islamic organizations affiliated with al-Qaeda. There are UN Resolutions specially dedicated to Taliban and al-Qaeda directed sanctions (like UNSC Resolution 1267 for instance).\nBut at the same time I haven't witnessed any resolutions or international documents directed at say, ETA or IRA or LTTE kind of organizations. Why?\nThis reveals hypocrisy and narrow-minded character of US/UN policy-makers. \nMeanwhile, these resolutions have proved to be utterly useless. The total sum, according to one UN official, frozen on al-Qaeda connections never exceeded 20 million dollars world-wide.\nWhen US officials talk like templedrum regarding arresting and convicting suspects, the trials in US against terrorists are much the same like in Lybia, Egypt or Uzbekistan - means everybody knows these guys are going to be jailed. No rights, no guarantees..\nThen why Americans do want to be safe, when they undermine the world order roughly making everyone democrat? That is what THOSE GUYS don't like. That is why they will keep exploding Americans.
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1-- is a prostitute.\n2-- is mean.
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I would definately check into that.  Thats extortion in my book.  Also, see if u can get her a calling card or the number to one, for those calls out I guess.
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Protection money is slang for a crime called extortion. Two big guys come into a small tailor shop and tell the owner they want $20 per week for fire protection. If he pays, all is good. If not, they burn down his shop. Or, the class bully gets lunch money from five kids, one each for every day of the week, not to beat them up.\n\nThe threat may be a beating, murder, arson, robbery or any number of unpleasant things. They may threaten a small business, an individual, or a group. The criminal has to judge his "fee" nicely; too much and the shop will go ou tof business or the child will tell the teacher. Too little and it won't be worth the effort.
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I do not distinguish between these thefts, just because one is holding a gun and the other is not.\n\nIt is all theft and should be punished equally.\n\nI think if a few crooked CEOs and CFOs got what they deserved in general prison population, it would have a beneficial effect on corporate executives' decisionmaking.
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Did it ever occur to you to call the police?  Blackmail is illegal so is harrassment.  Call the police now and talk to them.
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In the reference I found they kept referring to both terms without explainging the difference.\n\nI spent some time trying to figure it out but its beyond me. \n\n Even though it means losing 3 points its better to delete this question and consider reposting it with different wording than give the points to someone who does not answer it.