noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
blackmail; extortion; threatening someone to obtain money
A crime-related term for threatening or intimidating someone in order to get money, property, or some other advantage. As a verb it is used as 恐喝する and takes the victim with を.
彼は元同僚を恐喝して逮捕された。
He was arrested for blackmailing a former coworker.
弱みを握って金を要求するのは恐喝だ。
Demanding money by exploiting someone's weakness is extortion.