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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attainted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Attainting.] [OE. atteynten to convict, fr. atteynt,
     OF. ateint, p. p. of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4,
     5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint.
     See Attain, Attainder.]
     1. To attain; to get act; to hit. [Obs.]
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     2. (Old Law) To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a
        jury on trial for giving a false verdict. [Obs.]
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              Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by
              men of his own condition.             --Blackstone.
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     3. (Law) To subject (a person) to the legal condition
        formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry,
        pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by
        attainder.
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              No person shall be attainted of high treason where
              corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of
              two witnesses.                        --Stat. 7 & 8
                                                    Wm. III.
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     4. To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
        [Archaic]
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     5. To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or
        with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.
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              My tender youth was never yet attaint
              With any passion of inflaming love.   --Shak.
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     6. To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with
        infamy.
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              For so exceeding shone his glistring ray,
              That Ph?bus' golden face it did attaint. --Spenser.
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              Lest she with blame her honor should attaint.
                                                    --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, p. p.
     Attainted; corrupted. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, n. [OF. attainte. See Attaint, v.]
     1. A touch or hit. --Sir W. Scott.
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     2. (Far.) A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by
        overreaching. --White.
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     3. (Law) A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether
        a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record;
        also, the convicting of the jury so tried. --Bouvier.
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     4. A stain or taint; disgrace. See Taint. --Shak.
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     5. An infecting influence. [R.] --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attainted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Attainting.] [OE. atteynten to convict, fr. atteynt,
     OF. ateint, p. p. of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4,
     5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint.
     See Attain, Attainder.]
     1. To attain; to get act; to hit. [Obs.]
  
     2. (Old Law) To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a
        jury on trial for giving a false verdict. [Obs.]
  
              Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by
              men of his own condition.             --Blackstone.
  
     3. (Law) To subject (a person) to the legal condition
        formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry,
        pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by
        attainder.
  
              No person shall be attainted of high treason where
              corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of
              two witnesses.                        --Stat. 7 & 8
                                                    Wm. III.
  
     4. To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
        [Archaic]
  
     5. To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or
        with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.
  
              My tender youth was never yet attaint With any
              passion of inflaming love.            --Shak.
  
     6. To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with
        infamy.
  
              For so exceeding shone his glistring ray, That
              Ph?bus' golden face it did attaint.   --Spenser.
  
              Lest she with blame her honor should attaint.
                                                    --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, p. p.
     Attainted; corrupted. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attaint \At*taint"\, n. [OF. attainte. See Attaint, v.]
     1. A touch or hit. --Sir W. Scott.
  
     2. (Far.) A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by
        overreaching. --White.
  
     3. (Law) A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether
        a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record;
        also, the convicting of the jury so tried. --Bouvier.
  
     4. A stain or taint; disgrace. See Taint. --Shak.
  
     5. An infecting influence. [R.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  attaint
       v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
            committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace,
             dishonour, shame] [ant: honor]
       2: condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attaint
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) convicted, attainted.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to
  death and extinction of all civil rights.
     2 (lb en archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or
  dishonour.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  attaint
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) convicted, attainted.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to
  death and extinction of all civil rights.
     2 (lb en archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or
  dishonour.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  attaint
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) convicted, attainted.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to
  death and extinction of all civil rights.
     2 (lb en archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or
  dishonour.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  attaint
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) convicted, attainted.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to
  death and extinction of all civil rights.
     2 (lb en archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or
  dishonour.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Attaint /ɐtˈeɪnt/
  دن

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attaint /ɐtˈeɪnt/
  zneuctít

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attaint /ɐtˈeɪnt/
   [Br.] Ehrentzug , Entzug der bürgerlichen Ehrenrechte [jur.]  [pol.]  [hist.]
           Note: bei jdm.
     Synonyms: attainder, attinctura
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attaint /ɐtˈeɪnt/
   [obs.] Ehrlosigkeit , Unehre , Schande , Schmach  [soc.]
     Synonyms: dishonour, dishonor, attainder
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  attaint /ɐtˈeɪnt/
  1. (huk.) idam hükmü verilmesi  üzerine bir kimsenin vatandaşlık haklarını kaldırmak
  2. lekelemek, rezil etmek
  3. Ieke, ayıp
  4. medeni hakların kaldırılması.

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  ATTAINT, English law. 1. Atinctus, attainted, stained, or blackened. 2. A
  writ which lies to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false
  verdict. Bract. lib. 4, tr. 1, c. 134; Fleta, lib. 5, c. 22, Sec. 8.
       2. It was a trial by jury of twenty-four men empanelled to try the
  goodness, of a former verdict. 3 Bl. Com. 351; 3 Gilb. Ev. by Lofft, 1146.
  See Assize.
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 宣告剥夺私权,损坏;
  n. 私权丧失,污点,耻辱;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 宣告剥夺财产权,损坏,玷污
     n. 私权丧失,污点,耻辱

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