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Deodand
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(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deodand'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deodand.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deodand'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deodand.html. 1828.
