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Attainder
The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
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noun
- 1
The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
- 2
A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
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