attainder

noun

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman ataindre ("to reach"), with infinitives used as nouns being frequent in Law French. Doublet of attain and attinge.

1. The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.

   “Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder.”

2. A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.

   “He lived from all attainder of suspects.”

   “Some of the horses were registered under phony papers, their sires having been ruled off the track as doped or doctored. The hereditary attainder rule was very strict.”