Definition of Hush money

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bribe to keep silent about something
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hush money
n : a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

Australian Slang
bribe to keep silent about something
Lexicon of Thieves' Cant
a bribe
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Noun
1. a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
(hypernym) bribe, payoff
Hush money Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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a payment made to an individual to keep them from disclosing certain information to others. Often illegal.
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Hush Money is a 1931 American comedy-drama film featuring Joan Bennett, Hardie Albright, Owen Moore, Myrna Loy, and George Raft. The movie was directed by Sidney Lanfield.

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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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Bribery, is an act of implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty.

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