hush money
noun
: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that a person pays someone to hush something up
He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.
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The Harlem native feels like Trump — who in 2024 was convicted of 34 felony crimes in his hush money trial — hasn’t done a good job with the responsibility of leading the country in his hands.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The only one making it to trial brought by Bragg — the cover-up of hush money payments to women after Trump first won the White House.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Last week, Gary/Greg offered Belinda $100,000 in hush money framed as a posthumous business investment from Tanya.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump lashed out at Boasberg once again Monday, comparing him to the New York judge who handled his hush money case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The only one making it to trial brought by Bragg — the cover-up of hush money payments to women after Trump first won the White House.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Last week, Gary/Greg offered Belinda $100,000 in hush money framed as a posthumous business investment from Tanya.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump lashed out at Boasberg once again Monday, comparing him to the New York judge who handled his hush money case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Hush money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20money. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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