noun Date: 1535 money obtained at the cost of another's life, money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed
BLOOD MONEY
Meaning of BLOOD MONEY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012