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Meaning of "attaint" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATTAINT

From Old French ateint convicted, from ateindre to attain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATTAINT

attaint  [əˈteɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATTAINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Attaint is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb attaint in English.

WHAT DOES ATTAINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Writ of attaint

A writ of attaint is an obsolete writ in English law, issued to inquire whether a jury had given a false verdict in a trial. In criminal cases, the writ of attaint was issued at the suit of the Crown, and in civil cases at the suit of either party. The correctness of the verdict would be determined by a body known as the grand jury of attaint. This panel, consisting of twenty-four members, was twice the size of a normal trial jury. The party bringing the attaint could introduce only the same evidence that was originally given at trial while the jury whose verdict was questioned was allowed to present new matter. If it were found that an erroneous verdict had been given, the wrong was redressed, and the original jury was punished. The punishment inflicted was quite severe; at the common law, the judgement was: "1. That they should lose their liberam legem, and become for ever infamous. 2. That they should forfeit all their goods and chattels. 3. That their lands and tenements should be seized into the king's hands. 4. That their wives and children should be thrown out of doors. 5. That their houses should be razed and thrown down. 6.

Definition of attaint in the English dictionary

The first definition of attaint in the dictionary is to pass judgment of death or outlawry upon ; condemn by bill of attainder. Other definition of attaint is to dishonour or disgrace. Attaint is also to accuse or prove to be guilty.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ATTAINT

PRESENT

Present
I attaint
you attaint
he/she/it attaints
we attaint
you attaint
they attaint
Present continuous
I am attainting
you are attainting
he/she/it is attainting
we are attainting
you are attainting
they are attainting
Present perfect
I have attainted
you have attainted
he/she/it has attainted
we have attainted
you have attainted
they have attainted
Present perfect continuous
I have been attainting
you have been attainting
he/she/it has been attainting
we have been attainting
you have been attainting
they have been attainting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I attainted
you attainted
he/she/it attainted
we attainted
you attainted
they attainted
Past continuous
I was attainting
you were attainting
he/she/it was attainting
we were attainting
you were attainting
they were attainting
Past perfect
I had attainted
you had attainted
he/she/it had attainted
we had attainted
you had attainted
they had attainted
Past perfect continuous
I had been attainting
you had been attainting
he/she/it had been attainting
we had been attainting
you had been attainting
they had been attainting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will attaint
you will attaint
he/she/it will attaint
we will attaint
you will attaint
they will attaint
Future continuous
I will be attainting
you will be attainting
he/she/it will be attainting
we will be attainting
you will be attainting
they will be attainting
Future perfect
I will have attainted
you will have attainted
he/she/it will have attainted
we will have attainted
you will have attainted
they will have attainted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been attainting
you will have been attainting
he/she/it will have been attainting
we will have been attainting
you will have been attainting
they will have been attainting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would attaint
you would attaint
he/she/it would attaint
we would attaint
you would attaint
they would attaint
Conditional continuous
I would be attainting
you would be attainting
he/she/it would be attainting
we would be attainting
you would be attainting
they would be attainting
Conditional perfect
I would have attaint
you would have attaint
he/she/it would have attaint
we would have attaint
you would have attaint
they would have attaint
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been attainting
you would have been attainting
he/she/it would have been attainting
we would have been attainting
you would have been attainting
they would have been attainting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you attaint
we let´s attaint
you attaint
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to attaint
Past participle
attainted
Present Participle
attainting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATTAINT


acquaint
əˈkweɪnt
ain´t
eɪnt
complaint
kəmˈpleɪnt
constraint
kənˈstreɪnt
distraint
dɪˈstreɪnt
faint
feɪnt
feint
feɪnt
greasepaint
ˈɡriːsˌpeɪnt
hain´t
heɪnt
paint
peɪnt
plaint
pleɪnt
quaint
kweɪnt
reacquaint
ˌriːəˈkweɪnt
repaint
riːˈpeɪnt
restraint
rɪˈstreɪnt
saint
seɪnt
straint
streɪnt
taint
teɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATTAINT

attack
attack ad
attack dog
attackable
attacker
attacking
attackman
attagirl
attain
attainability
attainable
attainableness
attainder
attainer
attainment
attainment target
attaintment
attainture
attap
attar

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATTAINT

bepaint
child restraint
daint
eggshell paint
emulsion paint
enamel paint
finger paint
gloss paint
head restraint
Latter-day Saint
lead paint
liver complaint
oil-based paint
oil paint
patron saint
poster paint
self-restraint
spray paint
war paint
water paint

Synonyms and antonyms of attaint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «attaint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATTAINT

Find out the translation of attaint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of attaint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «attaint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

损坏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

attaint
570 millions of speakers

English

attaint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

attaint
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

attaint
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

attaint
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

attaint
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্জন লক্ষ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vexation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sasaran pencapaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enteignen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

attaint
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

attaint
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Target pencapaian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bị cáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதனை இலக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राप्ती लक्ष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başarı hedefi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

privare dei diritti civili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

attaint
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

attaint
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perderea
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κηλιδώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schandvlekken
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

attaint
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

attaint
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of attaint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTAINT»

The term «attaint» is normally little used and occupies the 119.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTAINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «attaint» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «attaint» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about attaint

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTAINT»

Discover the use of attaint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to attaint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The new Natura Bevium of the most Reverend Judge Anthony ...
f Tenant by Statute-Merchant shall have an Attaint If he be al Ass. 16, barted in Assize by false Verdict, or found against him by Br. Attaint, false Verdict, where he is Defendant in the Assize/ g Q If a Man recover in a Pracipe quod reddat, against  ...
Anthony Fitzherbert, 1718
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The Practical Register: Or, A General Abridgment of the Law, ...
Attaint. _ A The Process given by the Statute of 23 H. 8. c. 3. against the-Pett Jury, Grand Ju'r , and the Party, is summons, l'lesummons and istress infinite. I Leou. Case 377. Fol. 279. _ B There can be no new Attaint after a Nonsuit, neither by ...
John Lilly, 1745
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The New Natura Brevium: From Notes and References Added and ...
It shall be tried by twrlve, and not by ths attaint. 19 Ass. 13. Br. Affaint 63. 32 Ass. 13. Br. Attaint 75. ?4 Ass. 2. Br. Attaint 59- that he did riot take the profits, cifr. (a) Now this issue" shall be tried by the attaint; and if they give false oaths, he flull ...
Anthony Fitzherbert, Matthew Hale, 1794
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A general abridgment of the common law: alphabetically ...
i. an attaint lie* before Œjcccution suet), so* tbe bangtt of tbe aeatlj of tbe petit 3ut ? in tbe mean time, contra 1 1 Hen. 6. 6. abmit per iUue. i. a$ if a Span rctoberg lan 0 against another, be Iball fcabean attaint iefoje cEtecution sueb, so* tbe ...
Knightley D'Anvers, Henry Rolle, 1705
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The New Natura Brevium, of the Most Reverend Judge Mr. ...
{hall have an attaint per Cle“4355' rims, 314.!14. But 1 do not fee how the fame can be war'5' ranted by any Statute, which giveth the Attaint, becaufc- - the Writ ofEnquiry is awarded by the Court ex Ofiicio pro of 'non Seeramentum proborum  ...
Sir Anthony Fitzherbert, William Rastell, 1652
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The law-dictionary: explaining the rise, progress, and ...
I. By and against whom attaint may be brougfk. II. In what cases it will lie. III. Of the proceedings in attaint. I. The party grieved may have writ of attaint against the other party, (whether plaintiff or defendant,) and against the jurors or such of them  ...
Giles Jacob, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
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The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
I. By and against -whom attaint may be brough** II. In what cases it will lie. III. Of the proceedings in attaint. I. The party grieved may have writ of attaint against the other party, (whether plaintiff or defendant,) and against the jurors or such of ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. [1572-1617]: In English, ...
Courts, Sir Edward Coke, Edward Bulstrode, J. G.. Attaint. der in Premunire. See Tit. Premii- me. Where Land shall descend, notwithstanding the Attainder of the Father, or elder Brother by Utlary, which arc yet alive, or not. See Tit. H)iscent.
Great Britain. Courts, Sir Edward Coke, Edward Bulstrode, 1727
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An index to the statutes at large: from Magna Carta, to the ...
from Magna Carta, to the forty ninth year of George III inclusive Great Britain, John Raithby. attaint Divert Plaintiffs, Nonsuit, 23 H. 8. c. 1. §t. EJsoin, after Appearance, not allowed, Stat.West. 1. 3 E. ti c.42. Demandant, taken from, Stat. West. 2.
Great Britain, John Raithby, 1814
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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. [1572-1617]: In ...
Attaint, der in premunirc. See tit. Premu, nire. Where land shall descend, notwithstanding the attainder of the father, or elder brother by utlary, which are yet alive, or not. See tit. H scent. Where land (hall descend to the heir, notwithstanding his ...
Sir Edward Coke, George Wilson, 1777

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTAINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term attaint is used in the context of the following news items.
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NFL Suspends Brady for Four Games, Fines Patriots $1 Million
As our own Daniel J. Flynn noted last week, "It's “more probable than not” that lawyers using the phrase “more probable than not” want to attaint ... «American Spectator, May 15»
2
Journalists Hold Tom Brady to Higher Standard Than Hillary Clinton
If Wells would use his investigative powers to attaint a low-pay, anonymous Pats employee, in what punitive ways would he have employed his ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
3
'Probably' Doesn't Cut It: Deflate-gate Report's Findings Undermine …
Here, Ted Wells offers no proof relating to the matter at hand but much proof of his desire to attaint the heretofore unknown employees who ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
4
After the Modi visit
That certainly does not mean the satellisation of Sri Lanka or any kind of attaint on its sovereignty. For decades we managed to have excellent ... «The Island.lk, Mar 15»
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Convicts and sex slaves: sorting the fact from the fiction in British TV …
They had no right in English law to bring such an action, since they were suffering from "felony attaint", but Phillip decided that he would not ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
6
Kyocera DuraForce tough smartphone
Kyopcera managed to attaint the Military Standard 810G rating for the DuraForce. This covers protection against dust, shock, vibration, ... «Canadian Reviewer, Dec 14»
7
Realizing the Promise of Brazil Shipbuilding
To attaint his objective, Transpetro has created the Production Monitoring System (SAP), which has the function of evaluating the production ... «MarineLink, Sep 14»
8
Six 2014 election scenarios for the ANC and DA
At the very least, the absolute number of votes a party would have to get on a certain turnout to attaint a certain percentage. In 2004, the turnout ... «BDlive, Apr 14»
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Brandeis, Female Mutilation and the Falsehoods of a Faculty Petition
Brandeis doesn't have to cleanse itself of any particular attaint. Ali is on record stating that the failure to give counter-jihadists a venue is what ... «FrontPage Magazine, Apr 14»
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Forex - Brazil: 2014 budget adjustment: Optimistic assumptions. Yet …
To attaint the new surplus, the govt. is announcing a BRL44bn freezing of expenditures of which BRL30.5bn will come from discretionary ... «FXMarketAlerts.com, Feb 14»

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