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
Maura (2)	MAWR-ə	Irish, Scottish, English
Malachi	MAL-ə-kie (English)	Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Vern	VURN	English
Meurig	-	Welsh
SÉVÉRine	-	French
Sybil	['sibil]