- attainder (n.)
[attainder 词源字典]
- "extinction of rights of a person sentenced to death or outlaw," mid-15c., from noun use of Old French ataindre "to touch upon, strike, hit, seize, accuse, condemn" (see attain). For use of French infinitives as nouns, especially in legal language, see waiver.[attainder etymology, attainder origin, 英语词源]