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Hush Money (Noun)

Meaning

A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Examples

  • The company was accused of paying hush money to former employees to prevent them from revealing the firm's financial irregularities.
  • The famous actor was sued after allegedly paying hush money to the victim of an alleged assault to keep the incident quiet.
  • In exchange for the hush money, the witness agreed not to testify against the politician in the corruption trial.
  • The lawyer advised her client not to accept the hush money, as it could be used as evidence against her in court.
  • Hush money was paid to the singer's mistress to prevent her from revealing their secret relationship to the public.

Hypernyms

  • Payoff
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