English dictionary

attainder

/@/'t/eI/nd/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

cancellation of civil rights

noun.act

Synonyms civil death

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>attainder</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913