deodand

[ dee-uh-dand ]

/ ˈdi əˌdænd /

noun English Law.

(before 1846) an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses.

Origin of deodand

1520–30; <Medieval Latin deōdandum (a thing) to be given to God <Latin deō to God (dative singular of deus) + dandum to be given (neuter gerund of dare to give)

Words nearby deodand

Denver, Denver boot, deny, Denys, deoch-an-doruis, deodand, deodar, deodorant, deodorize, deodorizer, Deo gratias

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Example sentences from the Web for deodand

The verdict returned was "Accidental Death," with a deodand of five pounds upon the bull.
Trevlyn Hold|Mrs. Henry Wood
The jury imposed a deodand of £5 on the coach and £10 on the horses.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
The old law of Deodand was an expression of this feeling of resentment against inanimate objects even.
Concerning Justice|Lucilius A. Emery
In mediæval and early modern Europe, offending objects were "deodand," that is, devoted to God.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts

Probably because of the evident recklessness displayed by the coachman, a deodand of £1,400 was laid on the coach.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for deodand

deodand

/ (ˈdiːəʊˌdænd) /

noun

English law (formerly) a thing that had caused a person's death and was forfeited to the crown for a charitable purpose: abolished 1862

Word Origin for deodand

C16: from Anglo-French deodande, from Medieval Latin deōdandum, from Latin Deō dandum (something) to be given to God, from deus god + dare to give

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单词	deodand
释义	deodand [ dee-uh-dand ] / ˈdi əˌdænd / noun English Law. (before 1846) an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses. Origin of deodand 1520–30; <Medieval Latin deōdandum (a thing) to be given to God <Latin deō to God (dative singular of deus) + dandum to be given (neuter gerund of dare to give) Words nearby deodand Denver, Denver boot, deny, Denys, deoch-an-doruis, deodand, deodar, deodorant, deodorize, deodorizer, Deo gratias Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deodand The verdict returned was "Accidental Death," with a deodand of five pounds upon the bull. Trevlyn Hold\|Mrs. Henry Wood The jury imposed a deodand of £5 on the coach and £10 on the horses. The Great North Road: London to York\|Charles G. Harper The old law of Deodand was an expression of this feeling of resentment against inanimate objects even. Concerning Justice\|Lucilius A. Emery In mediæval and early modern Europe, offending objects were "deodand," that is, devoted to God. Ethics\|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts Probably because of the evident recklessness displayed by the coachman, a deodand of £1,400 was laid on the coach. The Great North Road: London to York\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for deodand deodand / (ˈdiːəʊˌdænd) / noun English law (formerly) a thing that had caused a person's death and was forfeited to the crown for a charitable purpose: abolished 1862 Word Origin for deodand C16: from Anglo-French deodande, from Medieval Latin deōdandum, from Latin Deō dandum (something) to be given to God, from deus god + dare to give Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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