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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Willis' disqualification casts the case into limbo, while Trump is also fighting to have his New York hush money case thrown out following his May 2024 conviction.
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Erin Doherty, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
More:Donald Trump alleges juror misconduct in NY hush money case.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
What's New President-elect Donald Trump has raised allegations of juror misconduct in his hush money case this week.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump slammed the judge in his criminal hush money case Tuesday, a day after the judge refused to dismiss Trump's conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Erin Doherty, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
More:Donald Trump alleges juror misconduct in NY hush money case.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
What's New President-elect Donald Trump has raised allegations of juror misconduct in his hush money case this week.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump slammed the judge in his criminal hush money case Tuesday, a day after the judge refused to dismiss Trump's conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Hush money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20money. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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