blood money
Cash for killing
Blood money is payment connected to death or violence.
It may be compensation paid to the family of someone killed: The company offered blood money to the victims' relatives.
It can also mean payment for committing murder, or money gained through others' suffering or death.
The term always carries moral weight—money tainted by its association with bloodshed.
Payment to ensure secrecy
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
extortion · gag order · settlement · secrecy · concealment · whistleblower · scandal · nondisclosure
Protection against financial loss
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
- wrongful deathDeath caused by another's fault
payout · survivor benefit · life insurance · death benefit · recompense · amends · redress · restitution
Compensation for injury done
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- expiationRedress for offense
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
reconciliation · forgiveness · restitution · peace offering · redemption · conscience money · moral debt · repentance
Professional paid murderer
- contract killingPaid assassination job
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- bountyReward for capture
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
mob · underworld · cartel · gangland · murder-for-hire · hired gun · contract · mercenary
hush money
Payment to ensure secrecy
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
blackmail · extortion · gag order · settlement · secrecy · concealment · whistleblower · scandal · nondisclosure · collusion
indemnity
Protection against financial loss
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
wrongful death · payout · survivor benefit · life insurance · death benefit · recompense · amends · redress · restitution · victim compensation
reparation
Compensation for injury done
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- expiationRedress for offense
absolution · reconciliation · forgiveness · restitution · peace offering · redemption · conscience money · moral debt · repentance · satisfaction
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- contract killingPaid assassination job
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- bountyReward for capture
mafia · mob · underworld · cartel · gangland · murder-for-hire · hired gun · contract · mercenary · organized crime
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- Shia Jurisprudenceayatollah, fatwa, zakat, temporary marriage, salat
- dirty moneydirty money, ill-gotten gains, illicit funds, illicit gains, proceeds of crime
- Passioncrown of thorns, Good Friday, Gethsemane, scourging, nails
- payoffsbribe, kickback, payoff, payola, baksheesh
- Ancient ArabiaArabia, Mecca, Arabian Peninsula, Medina, Yemen
blood moneyfair wages
Reasonable compensation for labor
earned income · merit pay · sweat equity · fair pay · living wage
blood moneycharitable donation
Gift to help others
humanitarian aid · philanthropy · gift · reparations · life insurance