deodand

/dee-uh-dand/US // ˈdi əˌdænd //UK // (ˈdiːəʊˌdænd) //

剡县,剡溪,剡溪县,剡剡

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
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.

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.