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Definition of Attaint
1. Verb. Bring shame or dishonor upon. "The performance is likely to attaint Sue"; "He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Specialized synonyms: Befoul, Defile, Foul, Maculate
Derivative terms: Disgrace, Dishonor, Dishonor, Dishonour, Dishonour, Shame, Shame
Antonyms: Honor
2. Verb. Condemn by attainder. "The man was attainted"
Definition of Attaint
1. v. t. To attain; to get act; to hit.
2. p. p. Attainted; corrupted.
3. n. A touch or hit.
Definition of Attaint
1. to disgrace [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: disgrace
Medical Definition of Attaint
1.
1. To attain; to get act; to hit.
2. To find guilty; to convict; said especially. Of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict. "Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by men of his own condition." (Blackstone)
3. To subject (a person) to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by attainder. "No person shall be attainted of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of two witnesses." (Stat. 7 & 8 Wm. III)
4. To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
5. To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt. "My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love." (Shak)
6. To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with infamy. "For so exceeding shone his glistring ray, That Phbus' golden face it did attaint." (Spenser) "Lest she with blame her honor should attaint." (Spenser)
Origin: OE. Atteynten to convict, fr. Atteynt, OF. Ateint, p. P. Of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4, 5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint. See Attain, Attainder.
1. A touch or hit.
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