blood money
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nounDefinition of BLOOD MONEY
1
: money obtained at the cost of another's life
2
: money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed
See Examples of BLOOD MONEY
- the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy
- They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.
First Known Use of BLOOD MONEY
1535
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