deodand

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An object forfeited to the state (and supposedly to God) because it had caused the death of a person. historical
    — Really, it’s hard not to wonder whether some current civil forfeiture practices represent much less than a revival of the archaic common-law deodand.
  2. A fine equal to the value of this object, paid by the owner of the object. historical
    — pay the deodand

词形变化

deodands plural

词汇关系

相关词
bane wergeld

词源

From Anglo-Norman deodande, from Latin deodandum, from Deo dandum (“to be given to God”).
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