hush money

English

Noun

hush money (uncountable)

1. A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).

   The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced.

   • 2023 April 4, Michael Rothfeld, “Private or Political? Charges Over Hush Money Hinge on Payment’s Purpose”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Is paying hush money a crime? In most cases, the answer is no. Hush-money agreements, otherwise known as nondisclosure agreements, have long been used by companies and private individuals to avoid litigation and keep embarrassing information confidential.

   • 2024 April 21, Michael Rothfeld, “Tracing the Trail of Hush-Money Deals That Led to Trump’s Prosecution”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Lawyers defending Mr. Trump, who denies he had sex with her, will likely argue that his employees were responsible for the paper trail that falsely described the reimbursement of the hush money as legal fees for Mr. Cohen.

Translations

bribe to maintain secrecy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 封口費／封口费 (zh) (fēngkǒufèi), 遮羞費／遮羞费 (zhēxiūfèi)

• Dutch: zwijggeld (nl) n
• Finnish: vaikenemisraha, vaitioloraha
• French: pot-de-vin (fr) m, bakchich (fr) m
• German: Schweigegeld (de) n
• Japanese: 口止め料 (くちどめりょう, kuchidomeryō), 鼻薬 (はなぐすり, hanagusuri) (nose medicine)
• Korean: 입막음 용 돈 (immageum yong don), 입막음 돈 (immageum don)
• Manx: argid tostid m
• Occitan: dejós de man m, vinatge m
• Persian: حق‌السکوت (haq-os-sokut)
• Russian: де́ньги за молча́ние f pl (dénʹgi za molčánije), бакши́ш (ru) m (bakšíš)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: sus payı (tr)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• non-disclosure agreement