blood money

blood money is a   Noun

Definition:

[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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