ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also bloodguiltiness ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
: guilt resulting from the shedding of blood ; especially anthropology : a formal state of guilt produced by killing human beings (as in war) and subject to removal by suitable ritual acts
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also bloodguiltiness ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
: guilt resulting from the shedding of blood ; especially anthropology : a formal state of guilt produced by killing human beings (as in war) and subject to removal by suitable ritual acts
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012