Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 250

250. (1) Whosoever, with intent to extort money or any other thing, or to make any gain, or with intent to induce another pe rson to execute, destroy, alter, or change any will, or written obli gation, title or security, or to do or omit from doing any thing, shall threaten to accuse or to make a co mplaint against, or to defame , that or another person, shal l, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from one to four years. (2) Where by such threat the offender shall have attained his end, he shall be liable to impri sonment for a term from eightee n months to five years. Private violence. Amended by: XXIV .2014.26; XIII.2018.24.