attainder
41Bill of Attainder — Bịll of Attainder [ əv ə teɪndə; englisch »Ächtungsurkunde«] die, / s , Rechtsgeschichte: 1) in Großbritannien Form der Anklage politischer u. a. schwerer Verbrechen im Gesetzgebungsverfahren, die zeitweise das Impeachment völlig verdrängt… …
42Act of Attainder — see Attainder, Act of …
43Bill of Attainder — Bill of At|tain|der [ əv ə teində] die; , s <aus engl. bill of attainder »Ächtungsurkunde«>: 1. in Großbritannien alte Form der Anklage politischer u. schwerer Verbrechen im Gesetzgebungsverfahren unter Verlust der bürgerl. Ehrenrechte u.… …
44act of attainder — A legislative act, attainting a person. See attainder …
45act of attainder — A legislative act, attainting a person. See attainder …
46bill of attainder — n. a legislative enactment by which a person is pronounced guilty, without trial, of an alleged crime, orig. a capital crime, esp. treason: prohibited in the U.S. by the Constitution …
47bill of attainder — noun a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑bill, ↑measure …
48bill of attainder — Date: 1820 a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial …
49bill of attainder — an act of legislature finding a person guilty of treason or felony without trial. * * * …
50bill of attainder — noun A legislative determination imposing punishment without trial; prohibited under the United States Constitution …