attainder
/əˈteɪndə(r)/noun
- historical the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony〈史〉（因叛国等重罪被判处死刑后）被剥夺土地和公民权。
短语
act（或 bill）of attainder
- an item of legislation inflicting attainder without judicial process免经司法程序而实施褫夺公民权的法案。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French， variant (used as a noun) of Old French ateindre in the sense 'convict， bring to justice' （see ATTAIN）.