bloodwite

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun In anc. law: A wite, fine, or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood.
• noun The right to such compensation.
• noun A riot in which blood was shed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Anc. Law) A fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergild.