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attaint
[ uh-teynt ]
verb (used with object)
- Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- to disgrace.
- Archaic. to accuse.
- Obsolete. to prove the guilt of.
noun
- Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
attaint
/ əˈ³Ù±ðɪ²Ô³Ù /
verb
- to pass judgment of death or outlawry upon (a person); condemn by bill of attainder
- to dishonour or disgrace
- to accuse or prove to be guilty
- (of sickness) to affect or strike (somebody)
noun
- a less common word for attainder
- a dishonour; taint
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of attaint1
Example Sentences
“The Congress shall have the Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.â€
Married heterosexual couples in which the wife attainted a higher level of education than her husband are no longer at an increased risk of divorce, despite previous research suggesting as much.
And the Devil's Parliament of 1459 attainted the Duke of York and his son, the future Edward IV for treason, during the Wars of the Roses.
A petition is to go to the Queen asking that families attainted after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite followers in 1746 be absolved.
Humanity is shocked that a woman was attainted of treason, for no crime but that of clinging to the fortunes of the husband whom she had vowed on the altar never to desert.
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