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Attaint
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attaint vt
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[Anglo-French ateint, past participle of ateindre see attainder ]
: to subject (a person) to the consequences of attainder
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.