wergeld

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Synonyms: weregeld, wergild, wehrgeld

Antonyms: weregeld, wergild, wehrgeld

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|especially in Germanic|_|legal}} [[blood money|Blood money]], the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their {{l|en|rank|id=class}}, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of [[injury]] or to the victim's [[kindred]] in the case of [[homicide]]; such a reparative [[payment]] or [[compensation]].

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