Hush money is an informal term for financial incentives or rewards offered in exchange for not divulging information.
Hush money can be offered for both criminal and non-criminal reasons, though the term is used more often in criminal situations, or in a derogatory sense.
Hush Money is also the title of:
- a 1921 silent film
- a 1931 comedy/drama featuring Joan Bennett, Myrna Loy, and George Raft
- a 1999 mystery novel by Robert B. Parker. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Hush Money is a 1931 film featuring Joan Bennett, Hardie Albright, Owen Moore, Myrna Loy, and George Raft Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Robert B Parker (born September 17 1932 Biography Parker was born in Springfield Massachusetts.
Dictionary
hush money
-noun
- A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
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