HUSHMONEY

Hush money

Hush money is a slang term for a form of bribery, in which one person or party offers another an attractive sum of money or other enticement, in exchange for remaining silent about some illegal, stigmatic, or shameful behavior, action, or other fact about the person or party who has made the offer.

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hush money

Noun

  1. A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
    The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced.


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