verb (used with object)
- Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- to disgrace.
- Archaic. to accuse.
- Obsolete. to prove the guilt of.
noun
- Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
verb (tr) archaic
- to pass judgment of death or outlawry upon (a person); condemn by bill of attainder
- to dishonour or disgrace
- to accuse or prove to be guilty
- (of sickness) to affect or strike (somebody)
noun
- a less common word for attainder
- a dishonour; taint