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attainder [əˈteɪndəʳ, Am -ɚ] N Brit LAW

attainder

utrata f praw i konfiskata f mienia (w związku ze skazaniem na karę śmierci)

bill [or act] of attainder

ustawa f o konfiskacie mienia i utracie praw

Usage examples with attainder

bill [or act] of attainder

ustawa f o konfiskacie mienia i utracie praw

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By this time, 1603, he had managed to reacquire most of his family's estates lost by his father's attainder. en.wikipedia.org

He was condemned without a trial and his sentence was later confirmed by an act of attainder. en.wikipedia.org

He left no sons, and his honours were forfeited by his formal attainder in 1571. en.wikipedia.org

It is claimed that the attainder did not include collateral branches. en.wikipedia.org

At this date the family was intent on reclaiming its former status after falling into disgrace with the execution and attainder of his grandson. en.wikipedia.org

However, the penalty of attainder was not inflicted for he and many others received the royal pardon in 1467 on payment of a fine. en.wikipedia.org

Attainder by confession resulted from a guilty plea at the bar before judges or before the coroner in sanctuary. en.wikipedia.org

This reverted to the crown on his attainder in 1553. en.wikipedia.org

A bill of attainder is a law by which a person is immediately convicted without trial. en.wikipedia.org

The attainder was reversed in 1461, before his estates had been confiscated. en.wikipedia.org

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