Associations to the word «Attainder»
Noun
- Uncle
- Mar
- Elder
- Iii
- Person
- Faction
- Archbishop
- Rights
- Alliance
- King
- Creation
- Rebel
- Murray
- Francis
- Fifth
- William
- Grandfather
- Credit
- Cousin
- Privacy
- Ban
- Claim
- Counsel
- Liberty
- Honour
- Sir
- Ralph
- Howard
- Brother
- Confession
- Crime
- Ireland
- Suspension
- Pass
- Father
- Attorney
- Section
- Right
- Queen
- Possession
- Death
- Article
- Mary
- Argument
- Accused
- Catholic
- Freedom
- Judgment
- Grey
- Son
- Measure
- Stewart
- Charles
- England
- Sentence
- James
- Commissioner
- Power
- Ally
- Protestant
- Consequence
- Tower
- Evidence
Adjective
Wiktionary
ATTAINDER, noun. (legal) (rare) The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
ATTAINDER, noun. (obsolete) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
Dictionary definition
ATTAINDER, noun. Cancellation of civil rights.
Wise words
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