- blood money
- noun Date: 1535 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
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Blood money — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Blood money — Blood mon ey 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blood money — blood ,money noun uncount 1. ) money paid for someone to be murdered 2. ) money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered 3. ) money paid to someone to allow a person close to them to be used or harmed in some way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blood money — n. 1. money paid to a hired killer 2. money paid as compensation to the next of kin of a murdered person; wergeld 3. money gotten ruthlessly at the expense of others lives or suffering … English World dictionary
blood money — blood .money n [U] 1.) money paid for murdering someone 2.) money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered … Dictionary of contemporary English
blood money — money paid to the relative of a murdered person, dirty money The widow refused to take blood money from the men who murdered her husband … English idioms
blood money — ► NOUN 1) money paid in compensation to the family of someone who has been killed. 2) money paid to a hired killer … English terms dictionary
