hush money
IDIOM
ˈhush ˌmoney noun [uncountable]
حق السکوت، حقوقی: حق السکوت
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English Dictionaryˈhush ˌmoney noun [uncountable] money that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing
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Idiomshush moneymoney that you pay someone to stop them telling anyone else about something that you want to keep secret.
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hush moneymoney paid to persuade someone to be silent about certain information
The politician was arrested for trying to pay hush money to a victim of the scandal.
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