Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bloodshed \Blood"shed`\, n. [Blood + shed]
   The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of
   shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or
   murder.

Source : WordNet®

bloodshed
     n 1: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the
          blood of his kinsmen" [syn: {blood}, {gore}]
     2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodletting},
        {battue}]