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- Latin · derived fromdeodandum
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromdeodande
- English todaydeodand
From Anglo-Norman deodande, from Latin deodandum, from Deo dandum (“to be given to God”).
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deodand
Today it means: An object forfeited to the state (and supposedly to God) because it had caused the death of a person. Full definition →
Anglo-Norman deodande ← Latin deodandum