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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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