- 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. Source: opted
- 2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser. Source: opted
- 3. n. compensation paid to the family of a murdered person Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a reward for information about a murderer Source: wordnet
- 5. n. paid to a hired murderer Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. 2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser. Source: webster
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