attaint
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Synonyms: attain, atteint, attains
Antonyms: attain, atteint, attains
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Adjective
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[convicted|Convicted]], [[attainted]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} Attainted; [[corrupt]]ed.
Verb
- {{lb|en|archaic}} To subject to [[attainder]]; to condemn (someone) to [[death]] and extinction of all civil rights.
- {{lb|en|archaic}} To subject to [[calumny]]; to [[accuse]] of a crime or dishonour.
- {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} To [[taint]]; to [[corrupt]], [[sully]].
Noun
- {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[blow]] or [[strike]], especially in [[jousting]].
- A [[wound]] on the [[leg]] of a [[horse]] caused by a [[blow]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} The giving of a [[false]] [[verdict]] by a [[jury]]; the [[conviction]] of such a jury, and the [[reversal]] of the verdict.
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