blood money
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blood money
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blood money
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLOOD MONEY
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disapproving
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money gotten by killing someone or because someone has died
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the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy
2
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money paid to the family of a person who has been killed
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They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.
