deodand (c.1292)

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deodand (c.1292)

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  deodand n.; MED: ; DMLBS: 614a deodandus /614a deodatus ]
deodant,  deodande,  deodaund;  DeuDande,  DieuDande,  deodayn  iv 12  

s.

1lawdeodand (possession forfeited to the Crown because it caused the death of a human being)
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  volums ausi qe le vessel et quant qe leynz serra trové soit prisé cum deodande et enroulé par le Corouner  i 16
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  en cas ou homme moert par cheir [...] est deodand quanqe est cause de la mort, sicom [...] cheval, charette, molleen [...]  31
( 1399 )  issint q’il aveigne qe homme [...] soit mort ou noiez par quele cause, le dit shoute est priz [...] come deodaund  iii 444
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