attainder
nounEtymology
From Anglo-Norman ataindre ("to reach"), with infinitives used as nouns being frequent in Law French. Doublet of attain and attinge.
- derived from ataindre
Definitions
The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued
The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
- Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder.
A stain
A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
- He lived from all attainder of suspects.
- Some of the horses were registered under phony papers, their sires having been ruled off the track as doped or doctored. The hereditary attainder rule was very strict.
The neighborhood
- neighborattaint
- neighborbill of attainder
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for attainder. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA