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Attainder
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Attainder
see synonyms of attaindernoun
1.
(formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony
See also bill of attainder2. obsolete
dishonour
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Attainder
see synonyms of attainder noun
1.
forfeiture of property and loss of civil rights of a person sentenced to death or outlawed
see also bill of attainder2. Obsolete
dishonor
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Attainder
see synonyms of attaindern.
1. Under English common law, the state of having lost one's legal and civil personhood, as through losing the legal capacity to own or pass on property.
2. Obsolete Dishonor.
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