To condemn (one convicted of treason or felony) to death, corruption of blood, and extinction of all civil rights and capacities; to subject to atta…
| 单词 | θ176981 |
| 释义 | society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > take away a right [verb (transitive)] > deprive of rights by conviction > attaint (4) attainta1400 To condemn (one convicted of treason or felony) to death, corruption of blood, and extinction of all civil rights and capacities; to subject to atta… to stain (a person's) blood1569 figurative. to stain (a person's) blood: (a) to prove (him) of base descent; (b) to cause ‘corruption of blood’ (see corruption, n. 2b). Obsolete. corrupta1616 figurative. Said in reference to the blood of attainted persons: see corruption, n. 2b. taint1732 To subject to attainder; = attaint, v. 6. Obsolete. |
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