Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Damage feasant means doing damage. It usually refers to when someone's animals go onto someone else's land and eat their crops or trample their grass. The owner of the damaged property could keep the animals until they were compensated by the owner of the animals. This term was introduced during the reign of Edward III.
Damage feasant is a legal term that means doing damage. It usually refers to when someone's animals trespass on another person's land and cause damage, such as eating crops or trampling grass. In the past, the owner of the damaged property could impound the animals until compensated by the animals' owner. However, the impounder had to feed the animals and could not sell or harm them. This term was introduced during the reign of Edward III.
These examples illustrate how damage feasant is used to describe situations where someone's animals cause damage to another person's property.