attainder (redirected from bills of attainder)

at·tain·der  (-tndr)

n.

1. In the ancient common law, the state of an offender who had been sentenced for a capital offense.

2. Obsolete Dishonor.

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[Middle English atteindre, act of attainting, from Old French ataindre, to convict, affect, attainder; see attain.]

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attainder [əˈteɪndə]

n

1. (Law) (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

2. Obsolete dishonour Archaic equivalent attainture [əˈteɪntʃə]

[from Anglo-French attaindre to convict, from Old French ateindre to attain]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

attainder - cancellation of civil rights civil death cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Translations

attainder [əˈteɪndəʳ] N (Jur) → extinción f de los derechos civiles de un individuo