attainder

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Noun — The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ataindre ("to reach"), with infinitives used as nouns being frequent in Law French. Doublet of attain and attinge.