deodand

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman deodande, from Latin deodandum, from Deo dandum (“to be given to God”).

Noun

deodand (plural deodands)

  1. (obsolete, law) An object forfeited by the state (and supposedly given to God) because it had caused the death of a person

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