deodand
'diәjdænd
基本解释
n. [古英国法律]赎罪奉献物
英文释义
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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