attaint

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A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow
A blow or strike, especially in jousting

At the moment of impact, the king's eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armoured, moving in the right direction, maving at the right speed.

To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights
To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour
The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict
To taint; to corrupt, sully

Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint .

Convicted, attainted
{n} a writ asgainst a jury for false verdict
{n} a stain, spot, reproach, hurt
{v} to taint, corrupt, stain, condemn
{f} take away rights and property; disgrace, humiliate
To attain; to get act; to hit
To subject to calumny
A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record; also, the convicting of the jury so tried
To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with infamy
To subject (a person) to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by attainder
condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted
A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching
To subject to attainder
To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act
A stain or taint; disgrace
condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
An infecting influence
To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt
bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
A touch or hit
of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict
Attainted; corrupted
To find guilty; to convict; said esp
{i} confiscation of property and rights; humiliation; stain; blow received in a fight
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