blood money
noun
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
Examples of blood money in a Sentence
the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy
They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.
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The government is destabilizing the economy, destroying the national infrastructure through neglect and a lack of resources, and turning taxpayer dollars into blood money with its endless wars, drone strikes and mounting death tolls.
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John Whitehead, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Her fate is in the hands of her brother-in-law, Bashir, the final arbiter of a seemingly impossible decision: At his word, Tahereh can be executed or else Bashir and his family can negotiate blood money, payment in exchange for his mercy.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
As Stormy Daniels was to DT, Lindsey is to the NRA, though Stormy got a bigger payday from the Orange Turd than Lindsey ever earns in blood money from the NRA.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Her reclusive lifestyle along with the restrictive gender norms of the era and the blood money she was associated with, caused neighbors and the local press to speculate, and legends quickly began to swirl about the mysterious woman and her bewildering house.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
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John Whitehead, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Her fate is in the hands of her brother-in-law, Bashir, the final arbiter of a seemingly impossible decision: At his word, Tahereh can be executed or else Bashir and his family can negotiate blood money, payment in exchange for his mercy.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
As Stormy Daniels was to DT, Lindsey is to the NRA, though Stormy got a bigger payday from the Orange Turd than Lindsey ever earns in blood money from the NRA.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Her reclusive lifestyle along with the restrictive gender norms of the era and the blood money she was associated with, caused neighbors and the local press to speculate, and legends quickly began to swirl about the mysterious woman and her bewildering house.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for blood money
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“Blood money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20money. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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