attainder
21attainder — at•tain•der [[t]əˈteɪn dər[/t]] n. 1) law the extinction of a person s civil rights upon being sentenced to death or outlawry for treason or a felony 2) Obs. dishonor • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME, n. use of AF attaindre to convict, OF ataindre… …
22attainder — /əˈteɪndə/ (say uh taynduh) noun 1. Law History the loss of all civil rights following judgement of death or outlawry for treason or felony. 2. Obsolete dishonour. {Middle English, from Old French ataindre attain; later associated with French… …
23attainder — n. loss of civil rights, formerly result of outlawry or death sentence …
24Bill 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… …
25Attainder, Act of — A convenient parliamentary device by which political opponents could be convicted of *treason without the inconvenience of a trial. Simply by being named in the act meant being attainted, i.e. guilty. As a result all property was forfeit, civil… …
26attainder by confession — Pleading guilty before a court or abjuring the realm before a coroner …
27attainder by process of outlawry — Adjudging a person who has fled to be an outlaw …
28attainder by verdict — A finding of guilty by a jury …
29Bill of attainder — A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of attainder) is an act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. The United States Constitution forbids both the… …
30bill of attainder — see bill 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bill of attainder n …
