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Blood money

Blood money Meaning & Definition
Blood money Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blood money?

[n] paid to a hired murderer
[n] a reward for information about a murderer
[n] compensation paid to the family of a murdered person

Synonyms | Synonyms for Blood money:

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See Also | compensation | payment | reward

Blood money In Webster's Dictionary

\Blood" mon`ey\ 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. 2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.

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