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A bounty is often offered by a group as an incentive for the accomplishment of a task by someone usually not associated with the group. Bounties are most commonly issued for the capture or retrieval of a person or thing. They are typically in the form of money. Two modern examples of bounties are the bounty placed for the capture of Saddam Hussein by the United States and Microsoft's bounty for computer virus creators. Those who make a living by pursuing bounties are known as bounty hunters.
A Bounty System was used in the American Civil War. It was an incentive to increase enlistments.
Another bounty system was used in New South Wales to increase the number of immigrants from 1832.
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Karachi: Reward Offer - US Department of State press release offering a $2 million reward for the November 12, 1997 murderers of three American businessmen in Pakistan.
Rewards for Justice Program - Established by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism. Cooperating individuals and their immediate family members may be eligible for relocation to the United States.
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U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward Offer - Dr. Donald Hutchings, a respected American medical professional, was abducted by unknown persons on July 4, 1995, while trekking with his wife in the hill country of Kashmir.
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