Attainder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Attainder is a noun meaning (law, rare) The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
Meaning
(law, rare) The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
Example Sentences
He lived from all attainder of suspects.
Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder.
Some of the horses were registered under phony papers, their sires having been ruled off the track as doped or doctored. The hereditary attainder rule was very strict.
Word Forms
- attainders
- attaindre
Synonyms for attainder
Depending on context, synonyms include attaintment, attainture, disapprobation, censure, condemnation, condemning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disentail, abatement, disenthralment, depenalization, vanquishment, debellation.
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