attainder
1 antonym for attainder — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — (law, historical) The condition of losing all civil rights after being sentenced to death, usually for treason.
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Etymology
Comes from Anglo-Norman ataindre (‘to reach’); infinitives used as nouns were common in Law French. It is a doublet of attain and attinge.
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