blood money
- money paid to a hired killer
- money paid as compensation to the next of kin of a murdered person; wergeld
- money gotten ruthlessly at the expense of others' lives or suffering
See blood money in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Money paid by a killer as compensation to the next of kin of a murder victim.
- Money gained at the cost of another's life or livelihood.
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