🔤 Attainder ✨

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URDU

داغ، کلنک، زوال، حقوقِ شہر سے محرومی کا قانون
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
daag, kalank, zawaal, haqooq e shahr se mahroomi ka qanoon
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ENGLISH

📚noun
attainder
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /əˈteɪn.dər/
Phonetic: /uh tayn dur/
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DEFINITION

the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffering by a person attainted of treason or felony
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Historically, a bill of attainder deprived condemned traitors of all civil rights and property. The constitutional law strictly prohibits passing any legislative bill of attainder. Under old English law, attainder resulted in the complete forfeiture of inherited land. The royal decree imposed attainder upon the rebellious noble families of the realm. Scholars examined how historical attainder laws were used for political retribution.
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SYNONYMS

forfeiture condemnation disenfranchisement dishonor stigma loss of rights
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