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attainder::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | civil death |
| Type of | cancellation |
Examples of attainder
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Parliament rejected this argument, and the king assented to the bill of attainder.
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Since this law applies to sixty persons, cited by name, is it not a bill of attainder?
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The constitution of every State also expressly forbids bills of attainder.
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A bill of attainder is a law by which a person is immediately convicted without trial.
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Bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution's Fifth Amendment.
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Singling out a group for taxation in the U.S. is an unconstitutional bill of attainder.
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Within the U.S. Constitution, the clauses forbidding attainder laws serve two purposes.
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It was also possible, as political fortunes turned, for a bill of attainder to be reversed.
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Therefore, states remain free to structure their constitutions to permit bills of attainder.
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- Cancellation of civil rights
- In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). ...
- Attainder, n. The action or process of attaining. The legal consequences of judgement of death or outlawry, in respect of treason or felony, viz. ...
- Conviction of felony or treason whereby the kindred of the attainted could not inherit his estate.
- The act of divesting a nobleman or knight of his rank, honours or prerogatives; in Britain, such an action undertaken by an Act of Parliament.
- Conviction of treason or felony and resulting in forfeiture of rights and property.
- (n) : the loss of all civil rights of person (for capital offence)
- Act of Parliament condemning a person convicted of high treason to forfeiture of property and goods, used against Strafford in 1641
