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blood money
noun
: money wrongly obtained by killing someone or because someone has died
: money paid to the family of a person who has been killed
Full Definition of BLOOD MONEY
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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First Known Use of BLOOD MONEY
1535
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