blood money noun
[noncount] 1 : money wrongly obtained by killing someone or because someone has died
▪ the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy 2 : money paid to the family of a person who has been killed
▪ They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.
▪ the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy
▪ They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.
