attainder
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Is attainder a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (law, rare) The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.Examples: "Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder."rare
2. (archaic) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.Examples: "He lived from all attainder of suspects."; "Some of the horses were registered under phony papers, their sires having been ruled off the track as doped or doctored. The hereditary attainder rule was very strict."archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary