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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]
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