blood guilt
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- blood-guiltiness noun
- blood-guilty adjective
Example Sentences
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"We now believe in blood guilt. We punish people for the sins of their relatives. We don't allow individuals to have private thoughts. We hurt anyone who disagrees with orthodoxy. We demand that the innocent plead guilty to things we know they didn't do, and then read their confessions in public to prove they've been reeducated and then we brag about doing all of this."
From Salon
Aldebaran spends the greater part of the book in pursuit of Musician Marion, who quite evidently does not want her blood guilt dripping on him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus the Dictator is in Mr. Lyons' opinion about as deep in blood guilt as any figure in all history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Galla do not accept compensation for blood guilt, "no doubt on account of the density of population."
From Project Gutenberg
The Arabs thought it dishonorable to take money for blood guilt.
From Project Gutenberg
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