attaint Sentence Examples
- The politician's reputation was irrevocably attaint by the corruption scandal.
- The judge was forced to recuse herself due to allegations of attaint.
- The witness's credibility was attaint by previous false statements.
- The evidence presented in court was insufficient to attaint the defendant.
- The jury's verdict of guilty was attaint by bias.
- The company's product was attaint by reports of contamination.
- The software was found to be attaint and needed immediate patching.
- The painting was deemed attaint due to its poor execution.
- The medical examination revealed an attaint that required further investigation.
- The reputation of the organization was attaint by the mismanagement of its finances.
attaint Meaning
attaint (v)
bring shame or dishonor upon
condemn by attainder
attaint (v. t.)
To attain; to get act; to hit.
To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict.
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.
To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.
To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with infamy.
attaint (p. p.)
Attainted; corrupted.
attaint (v.)
A touch or hit.
A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching.
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.
A stain or taint; disgrace. See Taint.
An infecting influence.
Synonyms & Antonyms of attaint
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FAQs About the word attaint
bring shame or dishonor upon, condemn by attainderTo attain; to get act; to hit., To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a jury on trial for giving a false
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The politician's reputation was irrevocably attaint by the corruption scandal.
The judge was forced to recuse herself due to allegations of attaint.
The witness's credibility was attaint by previous false statements.
The evidence presented in court was insufficient to attaint the defendant.
