attainder
/əˈteɪndər/
noun
- In historical English law, the loss of civil rights and property of a person sentenced to death or declared an outlaw.
- The concept of attainder was abolished in most countries centuries ago.
- Under attainder, the convicted person's family could inherit nothing.
- The king used a bill of attainder to seize the traitor's lands.
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