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
Archibald Cameron, brother of Lochiel, executed; recently the estates of this attainted family have been restored.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellDinah, attainted and convicted of pedantry, because she spoke grammatically, was nicknamed the Sappho of Saint-Satur.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacAgainst the Congregations not attainted by the decrees, recourse was had to tactics slower but more perfidious.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamIn these wars, from 1527 to 1715, seventeen of the family of Kossuth had been attainted for high treason against Austria.
He was attainted in the House of Peers, and the Bill was passed.
Ten Tudor Statesmen | Arthur D. Innes
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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