Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Crime and Punishment in Medieval England.
The value of any object (such as a cart or weapon) that caused a death, which was forfeited to the King to be sold for royal funds.
Deodands appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel, especially Crime and Punishment in Medieval England and Nature of Law Enforcement and Punishment.
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