price on one's head

A reward for capturing or killing someone, usually someone guilty of a crime. For example, He was a serial killer, and they put a price on his head. The head in this term presumably alludes to the older punishment of beheading. [Mid-1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nou	-	Hmong
Lucie	luy-SEE (French), luw-TSI-e (Czech)	French, Czech
RÚNa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Erle (2)	URL	English
Costin	-	Romanian
Jacintha	yah-SIN-tah	Dutch (Rare)