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Blood money n.

Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.

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 betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blood money" Quotes from Famous Books

... Jefferson, "of what my good friend, Ben Franklin, once said in his Poor Richard's Almanac: 'If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.' We must put a stop to paying this blood money, and deal with these pirates with ...

— Hero Stories from American History - For Elementary Schools • Albert F. Blaisdell

... Independence, Thomas Jefferson invoked the reprobation of mankind upon the British King for his share in this inhuman traffic. On reflection, however, this was discovered to be but another case of Satan rebuking sin. The blood money which reddened the hands of English royalty stained equally those of many an American rebel. The public opinion of the colonies was already too much debauched to sit in unanimous moral judgment on this crime against humanity. The objections of South Carolina and Georgia sufficed to cause ...

— Abraham Lincoln: A History V1 • John G. Nicolay and John Hay

... that Skamkell should be unatoned. The blood money for Otkell's death was to be set off against the hurt Gunnar got from the spur; and as for the rest of the manslaughters, they were paid for after the worth of the men, and Gunnar's kinsmen gave money so that all the fines might be paid ...

— The story of Burnt Njal - From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga • Anonymous

... shape then, and he said: "Give me mercy now." "We will not give it," said Brian. "Well, I have got the better of you for all that," said Cian; "for if it was in the shape of a pig you had killed me there would only be the blood money for a pig on me; but as it is in my own shape you will kill me, there never was and never will be any person killed for whose sake a heavier fine will be paid than for myself. And the arms I am killed with," he said, "it ...

— Gods and Fighting Men • Lady I. A. Gregory

... she cried, "you are 'ere to sell it back to me, hein, or to get your blood money from ...

— Okewood of the Secret Service • Valentine Williams

... anguished voice was saying, "it's devilish work this money-making. It's blood money that man Huntley is getting, and he declares he knew nothing about it—and I suppose he doesn't, but he'll take the money, you'll see! And Mrs. Jarvis has shares in it. ...

— 'Lizbeth of the Dale • Marian Keith

... Whar's the papers for it? Was it grants? Mighty fine grants—most of 'em made arter the 'Merrikans got possession. More fools the 'Merrikans for lettin' 'em hold 'em. Wat paid for 'em? 'Merrikan and blood money. ...

— Selected Stories • Bret Harte

Words linked to "Blood money" : compensation, reward