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hush money noun a bribe paid to obtain silence UK, 1709- [A] former sweetheart of gambler Attilio Acalotti charged she had seen hush-money slipped to three cops. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 225, 1951
- “In hindsight, I can see why it has the appearance of ‘hush money.’ Perhaps I should have handled this situation differently.” (Quoting Archbishop Rembver G. Weakland) — Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, p. 5A, 1 June 2002
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