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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Trump has also appealed his conviction in the hush money case, seeking to erase his criminal record.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Confirmed by a 50-49 vote, Bove was a member of the Trump legal team during the New York hush money trial and represented Trump in two other federal criminal cases.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
Emails from Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, adviser Roger Stone and adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who was a key figure in the Manhattan hush money trial against Trump, were also reportedly accessed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Emil Bove attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Confirmed by a 50-49 vote, Bove was a member of the Trump legal team during the New York hush money trial and represented Trump in two other federal criminal cases.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
Emails from Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, adviser Roger Stone and adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who was a key figure in the Manhattan hush money trial against Trump, were also reportedly accessed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Emil Bove attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hush money
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“Hush money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20money. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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