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noun
Money that is obtained at the cost of another's life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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noun
Money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Narrower terms: bloodwite, diyya, wergeld
noun
paid to a hired murderer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: payment
noun
a reward for information about a murderer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reward
noun
compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compensation
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