Deodand in Europe
Definition of Deodand
Formerly if a personal chattel was the immediate and accidental cause of the death of any reasonable creature it was forfeited to the Crown under the name of a deodand (Deo, to God, and dandam, to be given). Abolished by the statute 9 &; 10 Viet. c. 62
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| Deodand | Deodand in the Taxation Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Deodand | Deodand in the Banking and Finance Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Deodand | Deodand in the Employment and Labour Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Deodand | Deodand in the Injury and Tort Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Definition of Deodand is, temporally, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927). This page needs to be proofread.
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