Definition von „attaint“ auf Englisch

adjective

1. (obsolete) Convicted, attainted.

2. (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.

verb

1. (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.

2. (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.

3. (now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully.

noun

1. (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.

2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.

3. (obsolete, law) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.