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attainted

/əˈteɪntɪd/ · verb

Meaning

  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.
  4. Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions.
  5. Tainted, corrupted.

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Sources

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