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Meaning of attainder

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

attainder

noun

Definitions

  1. The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.

  2. A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attainder

Related words

civil deathdisentailabatementdisenthralmentdepenalizationvanquishmentdebellationdeprivation