blood tax
Definitions
A tax paid by bloodshed; especially, a derogatory term for military conscription.
Equivalents
Portuguêsimposto de sangue
日本語血税
Examples
“"France is the mother of Conscription. What has she gained by that blood-tax?"”
“"I appeal to the working men of Great Britain..not to be misled by catch-phrases about ‘the liberty of the subject’ and the ridiculous cant about a ‘Blood Tax’!"”
“"They would have⟳ paid their blood-tax, done their own⟳ part in the immemorial human warfare against nature."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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