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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reward paid for the capture and delivery of a fugitive; a bounty.
- noun A tax levied in a fixed amount per person, as per each of the passengers aboard a ship; a capitation tax.
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