Definition of Attainder
At`tain´der
n.
1.
The
act
of
attainting
,
or
the
state
of
being
attainted
;
the
extinction
of
the
civil
rights
and
capacities
of
a
person
,
consequent
upon
sentence
of
death
or
outlawry
;
as
,
an
act
of
attainder
.
2.
A
stain
or
staining
;
state
of
being
in
dishonor
or
condemnation
.
He
lived
from
all
attainder
of
suspect
.
- Shak.
Bill of attainder
a
bill
brought
into
,
or
passed
by
,
a
legislative
body
,
condemning
a
person
to
death
or
outlawry
,
and
attainder
,
without
judicial
sentence
.
Related Words
cancellation
,
civil
death
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