German Meaning of deodand
Deodand
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Definitions and Meaning of deodand in English
deodand (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.
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Deodand
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, a
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deobstruent => Abführmittel, deobstruct => beseitigen, denyingly => leugnend, denying => leugnend, deny => leugnen,
