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.

Examples of hush money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump also still faces sentencing for his conviction in the New York hush money case. —

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 De Niro has for years been a fierce public critic of Trump, decrying the former president outside the courtroom in Lower Manhattan earlier this year when Trump was standing trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024 Former President Donald Trump has all but exhausted his efforts to eliminate the limited gag order in his criminal hush money case, after New York's highest court on Thursday declined to consider his request to lift the order. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024 New York's highest court on Thursday rejected former President Trump's appeal to lift his gag order after he was convicted in his hush money case. —

Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hush money

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