Meaning of Attainder | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
   rare
2. A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support⟳ the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder.”

“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.”

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