- attainder (n.)
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[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]