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attainder

/əˈteɪn.dər/

Traducción: Término legal que designa la confiscación de tierras y la pérdida de derechos civiles de una persona condenada por un delito grave, especialmente traición al Estado.

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C2formalcommonlegal/əˈteɪn.dər/

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A legal term referring to the forfeiture of land and civil rights of a person convicted of a serious crime, especially treason.

  • 🇪🇸Término legal que designa la confiscación de tierras y la pérdida de derechos civiles de una persona condenada por un delito grave, especialmente traición al Estado.
  1. Forfeiture of civil rights C2 formal british legal

    The historical legal process by which a person convicted of a serious crime loses all civil rights and property, often without inheritance.

    • The act of attainder stripped the traitor of his lands and titles.
    • Under the old law, attainder meant the convicted person's family could not inherit.
    • The concept of attainder was abolished in many jurisdictions due to its harshness.

    🇪🇸Pérdida de derechos civiles por condena penal

    Sinónimos: attaintcivil deathforfeitureoutlawry

  • attainders plural form
  • attainders' possessive plural form
  • attainder's possessive singular form