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wergeld
Noun
countable
especially
historical
in Germanic law
uncountable
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歴史的な意味でのwergeldは、人の身分（階級）に応じて定められた金銭的価値であり、傷害の場合に被害者に、殺人の場合に被害者の親族に、加害者が支払うべき血の賠償金のことです。
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(historical, especially in Germanic law) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, 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.
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wergeld
Under customary law, the clan elders insisted that the guilty man compensate the slain warrior's kin with a wergeld determined by the warrior's rank.
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Under customary law, the clan elders insisted that the guilty man compensate the slain warrior's kin with a wergeld determined by the warrior's rank.
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