"attainder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-attainder.wav Forms: attainders [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman ataindre ("to reach"), with infinitives used as nouns being frequent in Law French. Doublet of attain and attinge. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{der|en|xno|ataindre}} Anglo-Norman ataindre, {{doublet|en|attain|attinge}} Doublet of attain and attinge Head templates: {{en-noun}} attainder (plural attainders)
  1. (law, rare) The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law Translations (the state of a prisoner after a death sentence): muerte civil (Spanish), deshonra [obsolete] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-attainder-en-noun-W8sJgkdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'the state of a prisoner after a death sentence': 84 16
  2. (archaic) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attainder-en-noun-sqrWuPU8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: attaindre [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: attaindered Related terms: attaint, bill of attainder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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