attaint
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attainted, past participle; attainted, past tense; attainting, present participle; attaints, 3rd person singular present;
/əˈtānt/,
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attainted, past participle; attainted, past tense; attainting, present participle; attaints, 3rd person singular present;
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Subject to attainder
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Affect or infect with disease or corruption
Web Definitions:
- dishonor: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
- A writ of attaint is an obsolete writ in English law, issued to inquire whether a jury had given a false verdict in a trial.
- (Attainted) 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). ...
- A blow or strike, especially in jousting; A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow; The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict; To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights; To ...
- (attainted) Tainted, corrupted
- (Attainted) In England, because Parliament is a court, and the highest in the land, attainder became a legislative act declaring a person guilty of treason or felony (almost always treason) rather than using a regular judicial process of trial and conviction. ...
- (Attainted) To impart stigma to; disgrace.
- v. - pass sentence of attainder on; sully; attach disgrace to; infect; n. dishonour; misfortune. attainture, n.