attaint
vt . 宣告剥夺财产权,损坏,玷污
n . 私权丧失,污点,耻辱
宣告剥夺财产权,损坏,玷污私权丧失,污点,耻辱
attaint v 1 :
bring shame or dishonor upon ; "
he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime " [
synonym : {
dishonor }, {
disgrace },
{
dishonour }, {
attaint }, {
shame }] [
ant : {
honor }, {
honour },
{
reward }]
2 :
condemn by attainder ; "
the man was attainted "
Attaint \
At *
taint "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Attainted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Attainting }.] [
OE .
atteynten to convict ,
fr .
atteynt ,
OF .
ateint ,
p .
p .
of ateindre ,
ataindre .
The meanings 3 ,
4 ,
5 ,
and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint .
See {
Attain }, {
Attainder }.]
1 .
To attain ;
to get act ;
to hit . [
Obs .]
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2 . (
Old Law )
To find guilty ;
to convict ; --
said esp .
of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict . [
Obs .]
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Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by men of his own condition . --
Blackstone .
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3 . (
Law )
To subject (
a person )
to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry ,
pronounced in respect of treason or felony ;
to affect by attainder .
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No person shall be attainted of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred ,
but by the oath of two witnesses . --
Stat .
7 &
8 Wm .
III .
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4 .
To accuse ;
to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act .
[
Archaic ]
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5 .
To affect or infect ,
as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion ;
to taint or corrupt .
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My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love . --
Shak .
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6 .
To stain ;
to obscure ;
to sully ;
to disgrace ;
to cloud with infamy .
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For so exceeding shone his glistring ray ,
That Ph ?
bus '
golden face it did attaint . --
Spenser .
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Lest she with blame her honor should attaint .
--
Spenser .
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Attaint \
At *
taint "\,
p .
p .
Attainted ;
corrupted . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Attaint \
At *
taint "\,
n . [
OF .
attainte .
See {
Attaint },
v .]
1 .
A touch or hit . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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2 . (
Far .)
A blow or wound on the leg of a horse ,
made by overreaching . --
White .
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3 . (
Law )
A writ which lies after judgment ,
to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record ;
also ,
the convicting of the jury so tried . --
Bouvier .
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4 .
A stain or taint ;
disgrace .
See {
Taint }. --
Shak .
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5 .
An infecting influence . [
R .] --
Shak .
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ATTAINT ,
English law .
1 .
Atinctus ,
attainted ,
stained ,
or blackened .
2 .
A writ which lies to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false verdict .
Bract .
lib .
4 ,
tr .
1 ,
c .
134 ;
Fleta ,
lib .
5 ,
c .
22 ,
Sec .
8 .
2 .
It was a trial by jury of twenty -
four men empanelled to try the goodness ,
of a former verdict .
3 Bl .
Com .
351 ;
3 Gilb .
Ev .
by Lofft ,
1146 .
See Assize .
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ATTAINT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ATTAINT is to affect by attainder
ATTAINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Definition of 'attaint' attaint in British English (əˈteɪnt ) verb (transitive) archaic
ATTAINT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com ATTAINT definition: to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder See examples of attaint used in a sentence
attaint - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun attaint (plural attaints) (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting
attaint, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Attaint was a term of tilting used to express the champion's having attained his mark, or, in other words, struck his lance straight and fair against the helmet or breast of his adversary
Bill of attainder - Wikipedia In the history of England, the word "attainder" refers to people who were declared "attainted", meaning that their civil rights were nullified: they could no longer own property or pass property to their family by will or testament
ATTAINT - The Law Mind Legal Dictionary Attaint, in its writ sense, is the procedural device targeting a false jury verdict and has nothing to do with attainder's civil-death consequences In its status sense, attaint overlaps substantially with attainder, and some historical sources use them as synonyms
Attaint - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com əˈteɪnt IPA guide Other forms: attainted; attainting; attaints Definitions of attaint verb bring shame or dishonor upon synonyms: disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame
Attaint Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Attaint definition: To impart a stigma to; disgrace
What does attaint mean? - Definitions. net Attaint, in legal context, describes a situation where a person is stained or dishonored due to a corrupt judgment or is declared guilty of a serious crime resulting in the forfeiture of civil rights