blood money

blood money
   extortion
   In standard usage, a reward for bringing about another's death or compensation paid to surviving relatives in respect of a killing:
    ... collecting 'blood money', that is, shaking down prostitutes, poor peddlers, &c. (Lavine, 1930)

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  • Blood money — Blood mon ey 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. [1913 Webster] 2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another s life; said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blood money — blood ,money noun uncount 1. ) money paid for someone to be murdered 2. ) money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered 3. ) money paid to someone to allow a person close to them to be used or harmed in some way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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