attaint
Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
to disgrace.
Archaic. to accuse.
Obsolete. to prove the guilt of.
Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
Origin of attaint
1Other words from attaint
- un·at·taint·ed, adjective
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How to use attaint in a sentence
Now Parliament was called on by the king himself to attaint his ministers and his Queens.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenOthers of his following failed not in the "attaint," and horses and troopers floundered in the sand.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamIt is proposed to attaint men for religion, and also for birth.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20) | Charles SumnerHereditaryship is, in this sense, as much an attaint upon principle, as an outrage upon society.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II | Thomas PaineIt is an attaint upon character; a sort of privateering on family property.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II | Thomas Paine
British Dictionary definitions for attaint
/ (əˈteɪnt) /
to pass judgment of death or outlawry upon (a person); condemn by bill of attainder
to dishonour or disgrace
to accuse or prove to be guilty
(of sickness) to affect or strike (somebody)
a less common word for attainder
a dishonour; taint
Origin of attaint
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