- bill of attainder
- Date: 1820 a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial
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bill of attainder
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bill of attainder — see bill 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bill of attainder n … Law dictionary
Bill of attainder — Attainder At*tain der, n. [OF. ataindre, ateindre, to accuse, convict. Attainder is often erroneously referred to F. teindre tie stain. See {Attaint}, {Attain}.] 1. The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bill of attainder — (Act of attainder, engl., spr. ättēnder, Strafbill), in England ein Ausnahmegesetz, durch welches das Parlament in einzelnen Fällen die Befugnis erhält, eine bestimmte Person ohne gerichtliches Verfahren selbst zur Untersuchung zu ziehen und zu… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bill of Attainder — Bill of At|tain|der [ əv ə teində] die; , s <aus engl. bill of attainder »Ächtungsurkunde«>: 1. in Großbritannien alte Form der Anklage politischer u. schwerer Verbrechen im Gesetzgebungsverfahren unter Verlust der bürgerl. Ehrenrechte u.… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
bill of attainder — n. a legislative enactment by which a person is pronounced guilty, without trial, of an alleged crime, orig. a capital crime, esp. treason: prohibited in the U.S. by the Constitution … English World dictionary
Bill of attainder — A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of attainder) is an act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. The United States Constitution forbids both the… … Wikipedia
Bill of Attainder — Unter einer Bill of Attainder (auch Act oder Writ of Attainder) verstand man im englischen Common Law eine strafrechtliche Verurteilung einer Person durch das Parlament. Das Parlament agierte bei dem Verfahren, von dem nur in äußerst seltenen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bill d'attainder — En droit anglais, un bill d attainder[1] (anglais bill of attainder, act of attainder, writ of attainder) est un acte législatif qui déclare une personne ou un groupe de personnes coupable d un crime et le punit sans procès. La constitution des… … Wikipédia en Français
bill of attainder — Bills of attainder. Such special acts of the legislature as inflict capital punishments upon persons supposed to be guilty of high offenses, such as treason and felony, without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings. If an… … Black's law dictionary
bill of attainder — Bills of attainder. Such special acts of the legislature as inflict capital punishments upon persons supposed to be guilty of high offenses, such as treason and felony, without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings. If an… … Black's law dictionary
bill of attainder — bill′ of attain′der n. gov a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without trial • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
