Definitions for deodand
de·o·dand

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deodandnoun

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

2. Etymology: deodandum, from Deo dandum to be given to God.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deodandnoun

   A thing given or forfeited to God for the pacifying his wrath, in case of any misfortune, by which any Christian comes to a violent end, without the fault of any reasonable creature; as, if a horse should strike his keeper, and so kill him; if a man, in driving a cart, and endeavouring to rectify something about it, should fall so as the cart-wheels, by running over him, should press him to death; if one should be felling a tree, and giving warning to company by, when the tree were near falling, to look to themselves, and any of them should nevertheless be slain by the fall of the tree; in these cases the horse, the cart-wheel, cart and horses, and the tree, are to be given to God; that is, sold and distributed to the poor, for an expiation of this dreadful event, though occasioned by unreasonable, senseless, and dead creatures: and though this be given to God, yet is it forfeited to the king by law, as executor in this case, to see the price of these distributed to the poor. John Cowell

   Etymology: deo dandum, Latin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deodandnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be given to God.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deodand

   Deodand is a thing forfeited or given to God, specifically, in law, an object or instrument which becomes forfeit because it has caused a person's death. The English common law of deodands traces back to the 11th century and was applied, on and off, until Parliament finally abolished it in 1846. Under this law, a chattel was considered a deodand whenever a coroner's jury decided that it had caused the death of a human being. In theory, deodands were forfeit to the crown, which was supposed to sell the chattel and then apply the profits to some pious use. In reality, the juries who decided that a particular animal or object was a deodand also appraised its value and the owners were expected to pay a fine equal to the value of the deodand. If the owner could not pay the deodand, his township was held responsible.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deodand

   dē′o-dand, n. in old English law, a personal chattel which had been the immediate, accidental cause of the death of a human being, forfeited to the crown for pious uses. [L. deo, to God, dandum, that must be given—dăre, to give.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deodand in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deodand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deodand
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deodand
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deodand
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deodand
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deodand