Meaning of DEODAND in Hindi

Use in sentences of देवदंड

Meaning of DEODAND in English

• A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.

Synonyms of ‘देवदंड’

• देवदंड
  DEODAND,
• वह वस्‍तु जो किसी व्‍यक्ति की मृत्‍यु का कारण बनी हो और जो राज्‍य द्वारा अपह्रत होकर र्ध्‍मार्थ प्रयुक्‍त होती हो
  DEODAND,

Antonyms of ‘देवदंड’

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