blood money
/ˈblʌd ˌmʌni/
noun
- 1.money paid in compensation to the family of someone who has been killed.”the families of the deceased received blood money as compensation”
- 2.money paid to a hired killer.”the hitmen were each paid £1,000 in ‘blood money’ to murder a middle-aged family man”
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What is the meaning of blood money?
Blood money is, colloquially, the reward for bringing a criminal to justice. A common meaning in other contexts is the money-penalty paid by a murderer to the kinsfolk of the victim. These fines completely protect the offender, or the kinsfolk thereof, from the vengeance of the injured family.