Definition of Deodand

1. n. A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.

Definition of Deodand

1. property forfeited to the crown under a former English law [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deodand

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denunciative
denunciatory
denutrition
Denver
Denver classification
Denver Developmental Screening Test
Denver shunt
deny
denying
denyingly
Denys-Leclef phenomenon
Den Haag
den mother
deobstruent
deodand (current term)
deodands
deodar
deodar
deodara
deodaras
deodars
deodar cedar
deodate
deodates
deodorant
deodorant
deodorants
deodorants
deodorise

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