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Attainder
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| attainder (əˈteɪndə, əˈteɪntʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also bill of attainder (formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony |
| 2. | obsolete dishonour |
| [C15: from Anglo-French attaindre to convict, from Old French ateindre to | |
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Word Origin & History
attainder
"extinction of rights of a person sentenced to death or outlaw," mid-15c., from O.Fr. ataindre "to touch upon, strike, hit, seize, accuse, condemn" (see attain). O.Fr. infinitive used as a noun. Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike,
EXPANDto appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch."
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