Meaning Of The Word Attainder

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attainder in American English
forfeiture of property and loss of civil rights of a person sentenced to death or outlawed
noun: the legal consequence of judgment of death or outlawry for treason or felony, involving the loss of all civil rights

attainder in British English
noun: (formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony

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