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Meaning of attainted

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

attainted

Pronunciation:/əˈteɪntɪd//əˈteɪntəd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.

  2. To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.

  3. To taint; to corrupt, sully.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions.

  2. Tainted, corrupted.