blood money
blood money 赎罪金；人身赔偿金 即赎杀金，凶手支付给受害人亲属的赔偿金，适用于所有的暴力犯罪。通常也指因对犯有死罪〔capital crimes〕的人进行拘捕〔apprehension〕和定罪〔conviction〕而支付的报酬或赏金。(→weregild)
BLOOD MONEY
blood money
blood money. 1. Hist. A payment given by a murderer’s family to the next of kin of the murder victim. — Also termed wer. 2. A reward given for the apprehension of a person charged with a crime, esp. capital murder.