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
1425–75; late Middle English, noun use of Anglo-French
attaindre to convict, Old French
ataindre to convict,
attain
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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 felony
See 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