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ATTAINDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does attainder mean?
• ATTAINDER (noun)
The noun ATTAINDER has 1 sense:
1. cancellation of civil rights
Familiarity information: ATTAINDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cancellation of civil rights
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
attainder; civil death
Hypernyms ("attainder" is a kind of...):
cancellation (the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement)
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