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Blood money

British pronunciation/blˈʌd mˈʌnɪ/
American pronunciation/blˈʌd mˈʌni/
Blood money
[NOUN]
1

an amount of money given by law to the close relatives of a murdered victim

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2

a reward for information about a murderer

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3

paid to a hired murderer

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Examples
1These cuts are blood money.
2He has blood money.
3We don't want his blood money.
4It is blood money and has to be pursued and prosecuted.
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