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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Despite having his victory in the 2024 presidential election certified on Monday, the incoming president is still required to face sentencing in his criminal hush money case on Friday, as Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records last year. —

Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025 President-elect Donald Trump is urging a judge to delay sentencing in his high-profile hush money case, scheduled for this Friday, as his legal team prepares to appeal a ruling upholding his conviction. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 President-elect Trump's lawyers want to pause his Friday sentencing in his hush money case, per a court filing. —

Avery Lotz, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 President-elect Donald Trump on Monday asked the judge overseeing his criminal hush money case in New York to halt his sentencing in the case, currently set for Friday. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hush money