deodand 的定义
English Law.
- an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses.
更多deodand例句
- Probably because of the evident recklessness displayed by the coachman, a deodand of £1,400 was laid on the coach.
- The verdict returned was "Accidental Death," with a deodand of five pounds upon the bull.
- The jury imposed a deodand of £5 on the coach and £10 on the horses.
- The bound volume was forfeited as a deodand, but not claimed.
- The old law of Deodand was an expression of this feeling of resentment against inanimate objects even.