blood money
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈblood ˌmoney noun [uncountable] 1. KILLMONEYmoney paid for murdering someone 血腥钱〔指付给杀手的酬金〕2. MONEYKILLmoney paid to the family of someone who has been murdered 〔偿付给被害人亲属的〕抚恤金
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blood money• It had been financed by blood money, blood money from the wealthy parents of Charles's dead wife.• Senator Jackson said this was blood money and an outrage.ˈblood ˌmoney nounChineseSyllable
paid money someone Corpus murdering for
blood money
ˈblood ˌmoney
noun [uncountable]
1. money paid for murdering someone
2. money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered
ˈblood ˌmoney
noun [uncountable]1. money paid for murdering someone
2. money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered