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hush money

noun

a bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.

hush money

noun

slang��money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hush money¹

First recorded in 1700–10

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Idioms and Phrases

A bribe paid to keep something secret, as in No amount of hush money will keep that scandal from coming out. [c. 1700]

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His brief appearance drew more people than the number that attended the public gallery in the same courtroom last year for President Donald Trump’s hush money trial.

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Bove represented Trump last year in his New York trial over hush money payments, and he was named acting deputy attorney general when Trump was sworn in.

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Trump was found guilty of falsifying records to disguise reimbursements for a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels as legal expenses in 2016.

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The acts at issue in the hush money case in New York, however, concern actions Trump took before his presidency.

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Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the criminal hush money case, which is set for Friday.

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