attainder

[ uh-teyn-der ]

/ əˈteɪn dər /

noun

the legal consequence of judgment of death or outlawry for treason or felony, involving the loss of all civil rights.

Obsolete. dishonor.

Origin of attainder

First recorded in 1425–75; from late Middle English attaynder, atteindor, noun use of Old French ataindre, ateindre “to attain, touch (upon), affect, convict”; see origin at attain

Words nearby attainder

attack dog, attack rate, attagirl, attain, attainable, attainder, attainment, attainment target, attaint, attainture, Attalid

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Example sentences from the Web for attainder

Difficulties arose, and the impeachment was turned into a bill of attainder.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various
On the attainder of his son, the castle escheated to the crown.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 566, September 15, 1832|Various
The title of Nithisdale, except for the attainder, would have descended upon the next heir, Mr. Maxwell of Carruchan.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
But the king could pardon anyone convicted by Parliamentary bill of attainder.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

They passed an act of forfeiture and attainder against Henry VI.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.|David Hume

British Dictionary definitions for attainder

attainder

/ (əˈteɪndə) /

noun

(formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felonySee also bill of attainder

obsolete dishonour

Archaic equivalent: attainture (əˈteɪntʃə)

Word Origin for attainder

C15: from Anglo-French attaindre to convict, from Old French ateindre to attain

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单词	attainder
释义	attainder [ uh-teyn-der ] / əˈteɪn dər / noun the legal consequence of judgment of death or outlawry for treason or felony, involving the loss of all civil rights. Obsolete. dishonor. Origin of attainder First recorded in 1425–75; from late Middle English attaynder, atteindor, noun use of Old French ataindre, ateindre “to attain, touch (upon), affect, convict”; see origin at attain Words nearby attainder attack dog, attack rate, attagirl, attain, attainable, attainder, attainment, attainment target, attaint, attainture, Attalid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for attainder Difficulties arose, and the impeachment was turned into a bill of attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5\|Various On the attainder of his son, the castle escheated to the crown. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 566, September 15, 1832\|Various The title of Nithisdale, except for the attainder, would have descended upon the next heir, Mr. Maxwell of Carruchan. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745\|Mrs. Thomson But the king could pardon anyone convicted by Parliamentary bill of attainder. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly They passed an act of forfeiture and attainder against Henry VI. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.\|David Hume British Dictionary definitions for attainder attainder / (əˈteɪndə) / noun (formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felonySee also bill of attainder obsolete dishonour Archaic equivalent: attainture (əˈteɪntʃə) Word Origin for attainder C15: from Anglo-French attaindre to convict, from Old French ateindre to attain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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