Price-on-one-s-head Definition

noun

(idiomatic) A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.

The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women.

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Origin of Price-on-one-s-head

From the earlier punishment of beheading criminals. The usage of this idiom began in the mid-1700s.

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