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Term: Blood Money

Description:

Blood money refers to money that is paid as compensation for someone's death or injury. It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a financial penalty or settlement.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun: blood money

Senses and Usages:

1. As a legal term, blood money often represents a financial punishment or settlement for causing harm to someone.

Example sentence: The court ordered the defendant to pay a substantial amount of blood money to the victim's family.

2. In some cultural contexts, blood money refers to a compensation paid to the family of a murder victim in order to avoid further conflict or revenge.

Example sentence: The tribe agreed to accept blood money from the perpetrator's family, putting an end to the cycle of violence.

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