attainder
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attainders, plural;
/əˈtāndər/,
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attainders, plural;
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The forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony
Web Definitions:
- cancellation of civil rights
- In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). ...
- (attainders) (in attainder (law))
- the loss of a person’s civil rights and property because he has been sentenced to death or outlawed
- attainder, n. The action or process of attaining. The legal consequences of judgement of death or outlawry, in respect of treason or felony, viz. ...
- Conviction of felony or treason whereby the kindred of the attainted could not inherit his estate.
- the act of divesting a nobleman or knight of his rank, honours or prerogatives; in Britain, such an action undertaken by an Act of Parliament.
- Conviction of treason or felony and resulting in forfeiture of rights and property.
- (n) : the loss of all civil rights of person (for capital offence)
- Act of Parliament condemning a person convicted of high treason to forfeiture of property and goods, used against Strafford in 1641