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Noun: attainder  u'teyn-du(r)
  1. Cancellation of civil rights
    "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States";
    - civil death

Derived forms: attainders

Type of: cancelation [US, rare], cancellation

Encyclopedia: Attainder

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