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Is there a word in any language, noun or verb, that means profit(ing) from the deaths of others?
I'm also interested in similar words, like profit made from the suffering of others, or from carelessness of consequences, etc. I only want real words or ... at least plausible words, like latin constructs that may not have ever been used but would be understandable to someone familiar with latin.
11 Answers
- Rajesh KochharLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Not a word but a phrase exists in Hindi?Urdu which translates as : Selling shroud off the dead bodies.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
You should ask this over in the "politics" section, if you don't get a good answer here. For Latin based words, I suggest you ask under the sub-topic, "law and ethics".
- 1 decade ago
The word profit means to gain or add to as in money to put to something. Example: I had $5.00 and I made a profit of $10.00 It was put to the $5.00 and now you have gainied. BB
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- 1 decade ago
Schadenfreude means getting enjoyment from the suffering of others, does that help?
- 1 decade ago
In Chinese:
åæ»äººè´¢ - making money out of the dead
æèªå·±çå¿«ä¹å»ºç«å¨å«äººççè¦ä¸ - make others suffer in order to gain happiness for one's self
- Anonymous1 decade ago
'getting blood-money'
