Meaning Of The Word Blood money

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blood money
uncountable noun: If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed, they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.

blood money in American English
money paid to a hired killer
noun: a fee paid to a hired murderer

blood money in British English
noun: compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered person

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