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attainder

[ US /əˈteɪndɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɐtˈe‍ɪndɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. cancellation of civil rights

How To Use attainder In A Sentence

  • I'm not surprised," said Drumcarro; "one of the old Douglas family before the attainder was as good as any one of their new-fangled dukes. Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
  • His Scotch estates were confiscated, and his title attained ” the attainder of the earldom was not reversed until 1824. Lady Mary Wortley Montague
  • When Congress singles out someone or a group to penalize, it is a bill of attainder, which is as unconstitutional as you can get. BusinessWeek.com --
  • bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States
  • The common law is pretty clear about the impermissibility of ex post facto legislation and bills of attainder. Archive 2009-03-01
  • The Los Angeles Times reports that legal experts agree that the bill that passed the House on Friday would probably not be considered a bill of attainder, which is essentially a law that singles out one group for punishment and is prohibited by the Constitution. Daily Kos
  • [180] On the very day of Laud's attainder, Jan. 6th, 1645, - L-5 for the first offence; - L-10 for the second; a year's imprisonment without bail or mainprise for the third. Studies in the Book of Common Prayer
  • - What 'attainder' is, and why it affects our fighting men in uniform. Euphoric Reality
  • Such attacks normally took one of two forms, either that of prosecutions and fines at law for misfeasance, or the more drastic resort of attainder and forfeiture.
  • attainder" clause and require it to continue to use their services? The Volokh Conspiracy
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