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SEXUAL EXTORTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Internet and Telematics
- Wireless and Mobile Communications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sexual extortion
1, record 1, English, sexual%20extortion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sextortion 2, record 1, English, sextortion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of forcing someone to do something, particularly to perform sexual acts, by threatening to publish naked pictures of them or sexual information about them[, such as saved sexting messages.] 3, record 1, English, - sexual%20extortion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sextortion is a crime of the digital age. 3, record 1, English, - sexual%20extortion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Internet et télématique
- Communications sans fil et mobiles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extorsion sexuelle
1, record 1, French, extorsion%20sexuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sextorsion 2, record 1, French, sextorsion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Internet y telemática
- Comunicaciones móviles e inalámbricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- extorsión sexual
1, record 1, Spanish, extorsi%C3%B3n%20sexual
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- chantaje sexual 1, record 1, Spanish, chantaje%20sexual
correct, feminine noun
- sextorsión 1, record 1, Spanish, sextorsi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] práctica en la cual se chantajea a una persona con una imagen o un vídeo de sí misma, bien desnuda, bien realizando actos sexuales, que normalmente se ha compartido previamente mediante sexteo [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - extorsi%C3%B3n%20sexual
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extorsión sexual; chantaje sexual; sextorsión: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra inglesa "sextortion" puede traducirse en español como "sextorsión". [...] Se recuerda que también pueden emplearse expresiones como "chantaje sexual" o "extorsión sexual". 1, record 1, Spanish, - extorsi%C3%B3n%20sexual
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