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attaint
▪ I. † aˈttaint, ppl. a. Obs. Forms: 4–5 ateynt, ataynt, atteynt, -aynt, (4 atenkt) 5 atteint, 6–8 attaint. [a. OF. ateint, ataint, mod. atteint, pa. pple. of a(t)teindre to attain, formed like teindre, teint, joindre, joint, etc., and not from L. attactus. (Cf. peindre, peint, for L. pictus.) Hence... Oxford English Dictionary
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Writ of attaint
The correctness of the verdict would be determined by a body known as the grand jury of attaint. References Attaint Attaint Medieval English law wikipedia.org
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attainted
attainted, ppl. a. (əˈteɪntɪd) [f. attaint v. + -ed; taking place of the earlier attaint.] † 1. Hit, struck. Obs.1558 Warde Alexis' Secr. (1568) 18 a, One of the Mariners so attainted with the stroke of a gone that he had his arme brused and broken. 2. Subjected to attainder.1596 Spenser State Irel.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Amittere legem terrae
Historically, this has been the punishment of champions overcome, or yielding in the combat; of jurors found guilty in a writ of attaint; and of persons wikipedia.org
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disattaint
disattaint, v. (dɪsəˈteɪnt) [dis- 6.] trans. To free from attainder: see attaint v. 6.1865 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. IX. xx. vii. 149 Earl Marischal..has been..pardoned, disattainted, permitted to inherit. Oxford English Dictionary
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Embracery
whether occasioned by embracery or otherwise, was formerly considered criminal, and jurors were severely punished, being proceeded against by writ of attaint The Juries Act 1825, in abolishing the by then almost obsolete writs of attaint, made a special exemption as regards jurors guilty of embracery (s.61). wikipedia.org
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attainor
attainor Law. (əˈteɪnə(r), -ˌɔː(r)) [a. AF. atteignour = OF. atteigneur, f. atteign-ant, pr. pple. of atteindre: see attain.] One of the twenty-four jurors in the ancient process of attaint.[1292 Britton iv. ix. §4 Si acun bie a fere atteyndre acuns jurours, si fet a prendre garde quant des jurours ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Magnate
Henry would make parliament attaint undesirable nobles and magnates, thereby stripping them of their wealth, protection from torture, and power. wikipedia.org
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ateynt
aˈteynt, a. Obs. [See attaint. Perhaps in this sense to be referred to OF. éteint, earlier esteint ‘stifled’ (by heat, etc.):—L. extinctus: see extinct.] Exhausted, overpowered.c 1325 Cœur de L. 6131 In the hete they wer almost ateynt. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 3612 Ys sted wax al ateynte. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sonnet 82
the lines are examples of regular iambic pentameter, including the 2nd line: × / × / × / × / × / And therefore mayst without attaint wikipedia.org
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taintment
ˈtaintment rare. [f. taint v.1 + -ment.] † 1. = attaintment, attaint. Obs.1613 T. Godwin Rom. Antiq. (1658) 217 Taintments of treason against any person of state. 2. Contamination, defiling tincture.1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter ii. 14 That is a rare eye..that can mingle itself with sordid corruptions,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bank of Australia robbery
Both were found guilty but escaped the gallows because of convict attaint: that is, legal concerns as to whether Blackstone's evidence was admissible because wikipedia.org
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atenkt
atenkt obs. form of attaint ppl. a. Oxford English Dictionary
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taint
▪ I. taint, n. (teɪnt) Forms: 4–6 taynte, 5 teynt, 5–7 taynt, 6 tainte, teinte, 7 tainct, 6– taint. [Here, as in taint v.1, two words of distinct origin, being identical in form, appear to have run together in the formation of later senses. The original words are placed under A and B, the blended se... Oxford English Dictionary
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Jackson Doe
President Doe furthermore urged the Senate to attaint the three standard bearers, imprisoning them until 2011 and barring them from future involvement wikipedia.org
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