Bounty

"There's a bounty on your head."

- Jyn Erso to Mon Mothma

The term bounty referred to a reward offered in exchange for the capture, or sometimes death of an individual. Bounty hunters were individuals who made a living out of collecting bounties.

The term "bounty" could also refer to the specific individual that was being targeted, for which the reward was offered.

Around the time of the Battle of Scarif, a bounty was issued for Mon Mothma, Chancellor of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Jabba the Hutt eventually became so irritated with Han Solo that he placed a bounty on his head of 224,190 credits. Luke Skywalker once had a bounty of 60,000 credits against him from the Galactic Empire for the destruction of the Death Star. This irritated Han Solo because, at the time, it was higher than his own bounty.

Behind the scenes
A fourth season episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series is also named Bounty.