bought off
Corrupted with money
Bought off is the past tense of buy off, meaning to secure someone's silence, cooperation, or favorable treatment through bribery or other inducements.
When officials or witnesses are bought off, they've been paid to look the other way or change their testimony.
The investigation stalled because key witnesses had been bought off.
The phrase carries strong connotations of corruption and moral compromise.
- corruptibleAble to be bought
- on the takeAccepting illicit payments
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- under the tableWithout official documentation
- brown envelopeTan paper mailer
hush money · hush up · suborn · looking the other way · payout · cash in hand · inducement · sweetener · palm-greasing · golden handshake · dishonesty · unscrupulousness · betrayal · subversion · quid pro quo · payment · coercion · deal
bought offincorruptible
Impossible to morally compromise
unbribable · above reproach · principled · uncorrupted · uncompromised