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Noun Concept
Categories: English legal terms, Human rights, Legal history of England, Punishments, Articles with short description
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attainder  civil death  attainded  Attainder by process  Attainder by verdict
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Cancellation of civil rights WordNet 3.0
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Cancellation of civil rights WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In English criminal law, attainder was the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime. Wikipedia
Civil death is the loss of all or almost all civil rights by a person due to a conviction for a felony or due to an act by the government of a country that results in the loss of civil rights. Wikipedia
Loss of all or almost all civil rights Wikidata
Loss of rights resulting from criminal conviction Wikidata
A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation. Wiktionary
The loss of all civil and legal but not natural privileges, as by outlawry. Wiktionary
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cancellation
punishment
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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attainder, civil death
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attainder, civil death
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attainder, Civil death
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attainder, civil death
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attainded, Attainder by process, Attainder by verdict, Attaindered, attained, attainted, attainting, attinctura, civiliter mortuus, corruption of blood, Deprivation of Political Rights

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