deodand

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An object forfeited to the state (and supposedly to God) because it had caused the death of a person.

   “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. isim A fine equal to the value of this object, paid by the owner of the object.

   “pay the deodand”