attaint

Meanings

1. Convicted, attainted.
2. Attainted; corrupted.

1. To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
2. To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
3. To taint; to corrupt, sully.

1. A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
3. The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.

Etymology

From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.