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 hush money trial against former President Donald Trump is nearing its end, but the jury has yet to decide Trump’s fate.
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Tyler Bartlam, NPR, 27 May 2024
The testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2024
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Tyler Bartlam, NPR, 27 May 2024
The testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2024
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“Hush money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20money. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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