英语词汇deodand的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

deodand. Deodand itself derives from the Latin Deodandum, something “given to God.” Under the law of deodand any auto- mobile that hit and killed a pedestrian would be sold and the proceeds given to the church. This custom was abolished in En- gland in 1846, but previously any personal chattel—such as a bull that killed a man—was forfeited by the owner and sold for some pious purpose. It was reasoned that, as a person meeting such an accidental death had died without extreme unction, the money could be used to pay for masses for him.

词汇	deodand
词源	deodand. Deodand itself derives from the Latin Deodandum, something “given to God.” Under the law of deodand any auto- mobile that hit and killed a pedestrian would be sold and the proceeds given to the church. This custom was abolished in En- gland in 1846, but previously any personal chattel—such as a bull that killed a man—was forfeited by the owner and sold for some pious purpose. It was reasoned that, as a person meeting such an accidental death had died without extreme unction, the money could be used to pay for masses for him.
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