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noun

Blood money n.

Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.

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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blood money" Quotes from Famous Books

... the fugitives with fresh horses and other means of evading their pursuers, and so of escaping justice. A noble exception to this rule was exhibited, however, in the case of a Mr. Young of Corvallis, who courageously refused to receive their blood money, closed his store in their faces, and dared ...

— The Battle of the Big Hole • G. O. Shields

... Manila, doubtless, he learned that the treachery of the Filipinos at Godwin's island had been discovered. He knew that the government would look there first, and determined to block the investigation until he could accomplish what he had set out to do and get his blood money." ...

— Boy Scouts in the Philippines - Or, The Key to the Treaty Box • G. Harvey Ralphson

Words linked to "Blood money" : reward