Search results for: “extortion”
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Blackmail
Blackmail, in law, criminal offense of attempting to extort money or property by threats of exposure of crime or of disreputable conduct. It is distinguished from extortion in its widest sense, which is the use of any means of illegal compulsion or oppressive exaction. As a rule, defense to […]
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Blackmail
Blackmail, in law, criminal offense of attempting to extort money or property by threats of exposure of crime or of disreputable conduct. It is distinguished from extortion in its widest sense, which is the use of any means of illegal compulsion or oppressive exaction. As a rule, defense to […]
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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (isis)
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (isis) in 2016 aka al-Qa'ida in Iraq; al-Qa'ida Group of Jihad in Iraq; al-Qa'ida Group of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers; al-Qa'ida in Mesopotamia; al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Two Rivers; al-Qa'ida of Jihad in Iraq; al-Qa'ida […]
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Abu Sayyaf Group
Abu Sayyaf Group in 2016 aka al Harakat al Islamiyya (the Islamic Movement) Activities The ASG has committed kidnappings-for-ransom, bombings, ambushes of security personnel, public beheadings, assassinations, and extortion. In April 2000, an ASG faction kidnapped 21 people, including 10 […]
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Abu Sayyaf Group
Abu Sayyaf Group in 2016 aka al Harakat al Islamiyya (the Islamic Movement) Activities The ASG has committed kidnappings-for-ransom, bombings, ambushes of security personnel, public beheadings, assassinations, and extortion. In April 2000, an ASG faction kidnapped 21 people, including 10 […]
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Cybercrime
Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities on the planet. Cybercrime is defined as the use of any computer network for crime and the high-tech criminals of the digital age have not been slow to spot the opportunities. The scope of the definition becomes even larger with […]
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Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…
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Boko Haram
Boko Haram in 2016 aka Nigerian Taliban; Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad; Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad; People Committed to the Prophet's Teachings for Propagation and Jihad; Sunni Group for Preaching and Jihad Activities BH was responsible for […]
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Transnational Organized Crime
Transnational Organized Crime Transnational organized crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe. Not only are criminal networks expanding, but they also are diversifying their activities, resulting in the convergence of threats that were…
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Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan in 2016 aka Pakistani Taliban; Tehreek-e-Taliban; Tehrik-e-Taliban; Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan; TTP Activities TTP has carried out and claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist acts against Pakistani and U.S. interests, including a December 2009 suicide attack on […]
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Collection of Illegal Fees
Resources See Also Extortion
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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in 2016 aka FARC; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia Activities Over the years, the FARC has perpetrated a large number of high profile terrorist acts, including the 1999 murder of three U.S. missionaries working in Colombia, and multiple […]
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A Philologicall Commentary
A Philologicall Commentary, or an Illustration of the Most Obvious and Useful Words in the Law Full Title of the Dictionary: A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as…
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A Philologicall Commentary
A Philologicall Commentary, or an Illustration of the Most Obvious and Useful Words in the Law Full Title of the Dictionary: A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as…