"graymail" meaning in All languages combined

See graymail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gray}} gray, {{m|en|mail}} mail, {{m|en|blackmail}} blackmail Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} graymail (uncountable)
  1. (US, law) The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Espionage
    Sense id: en-graymail-en-noun-LGwIxV7I Disambiguation of Espionage: 40 21 40 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 23 39 Topics: law
  2. (Internet) Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Espionage
    Sense id: en-graymail-en-noun-Bbwszs-h Disambiguation of Espionage: 40 21 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 23 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blackmail

Verb [English]

Forms: graymails [present, singular, third-person], graymailing [participle, present], graymailed [participle, past], graymailed [past]
Etymology: From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gray}} gray, {{m|en|mail}} mail, {{m|en|blackmail}} blackmail Head templates: {{en-verb}} graymail (third-person singular simple present graymails, present participle graymailing, simple past and past participle graymailed)
  1. (US, law) To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law, Espionage
    Sense id: en-graymail-en-verb-REjNX8S4 Disambiguation of Espionage: 40 21 40 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 23 39 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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