Hush money
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Hush money is an informal term for financial incentives or rewards (bribery)
Bribery
Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or...

 offered in exchange for not divulging information.

Hush Money may also refer to:
  • Hush Money (1921 film), a 1921 silent film directed by Charles Maigne
    Charles Maigne
    Charles Maigne was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928...

  • Hush Money
    Hush Money
    Hush Money is a 1931 American comedy-drama film featuring Joan Bennett, Hardie Albright, Owen Moore, Myrna Loy, and George Raft. The movie was directed by Sidney Lanfield.-Cast:*Joan Bennett as Joan Gordon*Hardie Albright as Stuart Elliot...

    , a 1931 comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and featuring Joan Bennett, Myrna Loy, and George Raft
  • Hush Money (novel), a 1999 mystery novel by Robert B. Parker
    Robert B. Parker
    Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the late 1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also...

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