attainder
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Attainder Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Attainder
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
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attainder
Noun
1. cancellation of civil rights
(synonym) civil death
(hypernym) cancellation
Noun
1. cancellation of civil rights
(synonym) civil death
(hypernym) cancellation
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attainder
attainder
\at*tain"der\ (&?;), n. [of. ataindre, ateindre, to accuse, convict. attainder is often erroneously referred to f. teindre tie stain. see attaint, attain.]
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.
note: formerly attainder was the inseparable consequence of a judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony, and involved the forfeiture of all the real and personal property of the condemned person, and such "corruption of blood" that he could neither receive nor transmit by inheritance, nor could he sue or testify in any court, or claim any legal protection or rights. in england attainders are now abolished, and in the united states the constitution provides that no bill of attainder shall be passed; and no attainder of treason (in consequence of a judicial sentence) shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.
2. a stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation. [obs.] he lived from all attainder of suspect.
similar words(2)
act of attainder
bill of attainder
attainder
\at*tain"der\ (&?;), n. [of. ataindre, ateindre, to accuse, convict. attainder is often erroneously referred to f. teindre tie stain. see attaint, attain.]
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.
note: formerly attainder was the inseparable consequence of a judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony, and involved the forfeiture of all the real and personal property of the condemned person, and such "corruption of blood" that he could neither receive nor transmit by inheritance, nor could he sue or testify in any court, or claim any legal protection or rights. in england attainders are now abolished, and in the united states the constitution provides that no bill of attainder shall be passed; and no attainder of treason (in consequence of a judicial sentence) shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.
2. a stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation. [obs.] he lived from all attainder of suspect.
similar words(2)
act of attainder
bill of attainder
Attainder Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Attainder
English Criminal Law. Attinctura, the stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for any crime.
Attainder by confession, is either by pleading guilty at the bar before the judges, and not putting one's self on one's trial by a jury; or before the coroner in sanctuary, when in ancient times, the offender was obliged to abjure the realm.
Attainder by verdict, is when the prisoner at the bar pleads not guilty to the indictment, and is pronounced guilty by the verdict of the jury.
Attainder by process or outlawry, is when the party flies, and is subsequently outlawed.
Bill Of Attainder, is a bill brought into parliament for attainting persons condemned for high treason. The U.S. Constitution Art. I, sect. IX, 3, provides that no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
English Criminal Law. Attinctura, the stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for any crime.
Attainder by confession, is either by pleading guilty at the bar before the judges, and not putting one's self on one's trial by a jury; or before the coroner in sanctuary, when in ancient times, the offender was obliged to abjure the realm.
Attainder by verdict, is when the prisoner at the bar pleads not guilty to the indictment, and is pronounced guilty by the verdict of the jury.
Attainder by process or outlawry, is when the party flies, and is subsequently outlawed.
Bill Of Attainder, is a bill brought into parliament for attainting persons condemned for high treason. The U.S. Constitution Art. I, sect. IX, 3, provides that no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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attainder
forfeiture of hereditary honours and dignities following a conviction for treason
forfeiture of hereditary honours and dignities following a conviction for treason
Attainder Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for any crime.
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