attainted

knowlittle | 15:08 Thu 31st Jul 2008 | History

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does anyone know what attainted means ref history in 1400 hundreds

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sallybowles

a criminal condemed for a serious crime, eg: treason or felony, could be declaired attainted, which means that his civil rights were nullified. He could no longer own property or pass property on to his family by will.

Quizmonster

It certainly had the meaning given in the answer above, but it could also mean touched, ascertained, proved, accused, affected and poisoned. Which of all these applies depends on the context.