attainder
English
Alternative forms
- attaindre (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ataindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French.
Noun
attainder (plural attainders)
- (law, rare) The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
- (obsolete) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, III. v. 32:
- He lived from all attainder of suspects.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, III. v. 32:
Related terms
Translations
the state of a prisoner after a death sentence
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