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Attainder
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
(2):
(n.) The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Attainder'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/attainder.html. 1828.