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has gloss | eng: In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entails losing not only ones property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to ones heirs. Both men and women condemned of capital crimes could be attainted. |
lexicalization | eng: attainder |
instance of | c/English legal terms |
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