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attaint

Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnt/

The English word “attaint” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Convicted, attainted.
  2. Attainted; corrupted.

verb

  1. To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
  2. To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
  3. To taint; to corrupt, sully.

noun

  1. A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
  2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
  3. The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.

Etymology

From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.

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