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Ancient penalty, usually for high treason
In English common law, attainder was the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony
Attainder
Legislation declaring a person guilty
A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder, writ of attainder, or bill of pains and penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person
Bill_of_attainder
English nobleman (1508–1548)
his execution, all of Seymour's property was seized by the Crown. His attainder was reversed by Parliament in 1550, although the property was not returned
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
Thomas_Seymour,_1st_Baron_Seymour_of_Sudeley
English nobleman, politician and military commander (1473–1554)
concealing the Queen's misconduct. Catherine was condemned by a bill of attainder and was executed on 13 February 1542. Various members of the Duke's family
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Duke_of_Norfolk
Popular revolt in England, 1450
Jack Cade's Rebellion or Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country
Jack_Cade's_Rebellion
English politician (1623–1683)
Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle
Algernon_Sidney
James II, and in 1685 was one of the principal supporters of the act of attainder against the Duke of Monmouth; but he remained in England when William
Sir_John_Fenwick,_3rd_Baronet
Convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials (1650–after 1703)
1703 she and her late husband John Proctor were granted a reversal of attainder by the Massachusetts legislature. Elizabeth was born in 1650 in Lynn,
Elizabeth_Proctor
English Army officer and courtier (1649–1685)
to London. Following Monmouth's capture, Parliament passed an Act of Attainder, 1 Ja. 2. c. 2: Whereas James Duke of Monmouth has in an hostile Manner
James_Scott,_Duke_of_Monmouth
Title in the Peerage of England
attainder of first and second creations in 1398; attainted 1400) The first, second, and fourth creations lay under attainder from 1400. The attainder
Baron_le_Despencer
For his share in the rebellion he was forfeited by Parliament in the Attainder of Earl of Kellie and Others Act 1745 (19 Geo. 2. c. 26), but, having
David Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Airlie
David_Ogilvy,_6th_Earl_of_Airlie
English politician (1639–1683)
Ketch Esq. as "questionable". Russell was exonerated by reversal of his attainder under William III. Russell did not confess; in fact, he pleaded that he
William_Russell,_Lord_Russell
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
plan failed and support for William surged. Parliament passed a bill of attainder against the ringleader, John Fenwick, and he was beheaded in 1697. In
William_III_of_England
London alderman (d. 1685)
Parliament, the Reversing Henry Cornish's Attainder Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 16 Pr.) was passed reversing the attainder of Cornish. An account of Cornish's
Henry_Cornish
Attainder of the Regicides, etc. Act 1660 Act of Parliament Parliament of England Long title An Act for the Attainder of severall persons guilty of the
List of regicides of Charles I of England
List_of_regicides_of_Charles_I_of_England
English cook and poisoner
of attainder, which traditionally acted as a corollary to common law rather than replacing it. It was a direct precursor to the treason attainders that
Richard_Roose
Irish peer and soldier (1671–1758)
high treason by Lord Stanhope on 21 June 1715. He was attainted by the Attainder of Duke of Ormonde Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 17), whereupon all his
Charles_Butler,_Earl_of_Arran
Type of guilty plea in the United States
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Alford_plea
Convicted of witchcraft (1632–1692)
reversal of attainder for them. The bill read as follows: Province of Massachusetts Bay Anno Regni, Anna Reginae Decimo. An act to remove the attainders of George
John Proctor (Salem witch trials)
John_Proctor_(Salem_witch_trials)
Irish statesman and army officer (1665–1745)
Paris with Lord Bolingbroke. On 20 August 1715 he was attainted by the Attainder of Duke of Ormonde Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 17); his estate forfeited
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
James_Butler,_2nd_Duke_of_Ormonde
Irish Jacobite
Attainder of John Plunket Act 1722 Act of Parliament Parliament of Great Britain Long title An Act to inflict Pains and Penalties on John Plunket. Citation
John_Plunket_(Jacobite)
King of England from 1509 to 1547
annulment of his marriage, and he summoned Parliament in order that an act of attainder should be passed against the cardinal. The act was not needed, however
Henry_VIII
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
the attainder of Strafford Charles assured Strafford that "upon the word of a king you shall not suffer in life, honour or fortune", and the attainder could
Charles_I_of_England
English supporter of Charles I (1593–1641)
original text related to this article: Lord Digby's speech against the attainder of Strafford However tyrannical Strafford's earlier conduct may have been
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Thomas_Wentworth,_1st_Earl_of_Strafford
English magnate (1449–1478)
throne after his own son, justifying the exclusion of Edward IV both by attainder for his treason against the House of Lancaster as well as his alleged
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
George_Plantagenet,_Duke_of_Clarence
15th-century English noble
as a result, a parliament had been called to attend to the Yorkists' attainders. This was the Parliament of Devils, and here Clifford swore allegiance
John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford
John_Clifford,_9th_Baron_Clifford
Viscount of Frendraught was a title in the Peerage of Scotland, historically associated with the last Crichtons of Frendraught. It was created on 29 August
Viscount_of_Frendraught
English Earl (1626–1695)
return to England on taking an oath of abjuration. In 1662 the bill of attainder against his father was reversed by Parliament, and he regained the title
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford
William_Wentworth,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford
1814 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Act of Parliament 54 Geo. 3 c. 145
Corruption of blood had until then been an automatic consequence of attainder for treason and felony. (The Act did not apply to crimes committed before
Corruption_of_Blood_Act_1814
Act of the Parliament of England
The Attainder of the Earl of Kildare Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of England. The act was a bill of attainder to authorise
Attainder of the Earl of Kildare Act 1536
Attainder_of_the_Earl_of_Kildare_Act_1536
Leader of the Leisler Rebellion, de facto governor of New York (1640–1691)
Parliament Parliament of England Long title An Act for reversing the Attainder of Jacob Leister and others. Citation 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 30 Pr. Territorial
Jacob_Leisler
Agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant
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Plea_bargain
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in
Oliver_Cromwell
Yorkist politician
where Richard was killed. Under the victorious Tudor dynasty he suffered attainder and forfeiture of his property, but he was eventually restored to royal
John la Zouche, 7th Baron Zouche, 8th Baron St Maur
John_la_Zouche,_7th_Baron_Zouche,_8th_Baron_St_Maur
Anglo-Welsh nobleman (1431–1495)
accession of the Yorkist King Edward IV in 1461, he was subject to an attainder for supporting his Lancastrian half-brother, the deposed King Henry, to
Jasper_Tudor
British politician and philosopher (1678–1751)
his titles and property when Parliament voted a bill of attainder for treason, the Attainder of Viscount Bolingbroke Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 16)
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke
1947 U.S. federal law regulating labor unions
Supreme Court held that this provision was an unconstitutional bill of attainder. The amendments expressly excluded supervisors from coverage under the
Taft–Hartley_Act
Title in the Peerage of England
Hill in London. Despite having been stripped of his titles through the attainder, his only son John, titular 4th Earl of Derwentwater, continued to use
Earl_of_Derwentwater
Legal proceedings in Massachusetts (1692–93)
passing a bill "mentioning 22 individuals by name" and reversing their attainders. The episode is one of colonial America's most notorious cases of mass
Salem_witch_trials
British nobleman and Roman Catholic martyr (1614–1680)
title. The well-intentioned efforts of King James II in 1685 to have the attainder reversed failed, due to deadlock between the two Houses of Parliament
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
William_Howard,_1st_Viscount_Stafford
English peeress and beatified martyr of the Catholic Church (1473–1541)
claim to the Earldom of Warwick, but the earldom was forfeited on the attainder of her brother Edward. She was most likely named after her paternal aunt
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Margaret_Pole,_Countess_of_Salisbury
English nobleman
deposition of his cousin Edward V in 1483 was disallowed because Parliament's attainder of his father had barred Warwick from the succession in 1478. This might
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
Edward_Plantagenet,_17th_Earl_of_Warwick
Scottish earldom
the sixth baronet and de jure ninth earl, obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1855 and became the ninth earl of Southesk. Lord Southesk notably served
Earl_of_Southesk
Title in the Peerage of Scotland
Francis Stewart, but for the attainder 2nd (or 6th) Earl of Bothwell (c. 1584–1640) Charles Stewart, but for the attainder 3rd (or 7th) Earl of Bothwell
Earl_of_Bothwell
grant, in fee simple, certain estates vested in him, by reason of the attainders of the persons therein named, to the descendants of such attainted persons
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1794
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1794
Scottish nobility title
Fraser was a colonel in the Army and would have succeeded but for the attainder. On his death in 1815 the title was claimed by his kinsman Thomas Fraser
Lord_Lovat
time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. Both titles were forfeit by the attainder of the 4th Earl in 1716 on account of his participation in the Jacobite
Earl_of_Panmure
Type of police document in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries
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First_information_report
Member of the Parliament of England
the King of Spain on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots brought an Act of Attainder against Englefield in 1585. Even then some legal difficulties stood in
Francis_Englefield
debt charged upon the lands and estate which became forfeited by the attainder of Evan Macpherson, late of Cluny. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1795
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1795
Answer to a claim made by someone in a common law criminal case
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Plea
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
treason ruled out a trial, so Seymour was condemned instead by an act of attainder and beheaded on 20 March 1549. Somerset's only undoubted skill was as
Edward_VI
Geo. 3. c. 109)) Attainder of Viscount Bolingbroke Act 1714 (repealed) 1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 16 20 August 1715 An act for the attainder of Henry viscount
List of acts of the 1st session of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain
List_of_acts_of_the_1st_session_of_the_5th_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
Act of the Parliament of England
granted to legislation. Queen Catherine was to be convicted by bill of attainder, rather than by ordinary prosecution in a court of law. However, until
Royal Assent by Commission Act 1541
Royal_Assent_by_Commission_Act_1541
English peer
a result of the attainder, his son, Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles, did not succeed him in the barony of Welles until the attainder was reversed by
Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles
Lionel_Welles,_6th_Baron_Welles
Title in the Peerage of Scotland (1606-1746)
Peerage of Scotland; it was created in 1606 and forfeited in 1746 on the attainder and execution of the 6th Lord Balmerino in the Tower of London. The title
Lord_Balmerino
1867 United States Supreme Court case
came before the court and pleaded that the act of Congress was a bill of attainder and an ex post facto law, which unfairly punished him for the crime for
Ex_parte_Garland
Act of the Parliament of England
Attainders of Earl of Westmorland and others Act 1571(13 Eliz. 1. c. 16) was an act of the Parliament of England which confirmed the attainder against
Attainders of Earl of Westmorland and others Act 1571
Attainders_of_Earl_of_Westmorland_and_others_Act_1571
Act of the Parliament of England
Attainder of Duke of Northumberland and others Act 1553 (1 Mar. Sess. 2. c. 16) was an act of the Parliament of England which confirmed the attainders
Attainder of Duke of Northumberland and others Act 1553
Attainder_of_Duke_of_Northumberland_and_others_Act_1553
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
Parliament; it declared that James remained King and passed The Great Act of Attainder against those who had rebelled against him. At James's urging, the Irish
James_II_of_England
Member of the Parliament of England
other frauds. Sharington confessed, blaming Seymour, and suffered an attainder, forfeiting his landed estates and being ejected from his seat in parliament
William_Sharington
1951 United States Supreme Court case
more than five years previous is not an ex post facto law nor a bill of attainder. In 1941, the California State Legislature amended the charter of the
Garner v. Board of Public Works
Garner_v._Board_of_Public_Works
16th-century English Catholic nun and martyr
posts left vacant by their imprisonment. She was condemned by a bill of attainder, the Treason of Elizabeth Barton (Pretended Revelations) Act 1533 (25
Elizabeth_Barton
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
had originally provided that after the death of the Old Pretender, "no attainder for treason shall extend to the disinheriting of any heir, nor to the
Treason_Act_1743
Clause of the U.S. Constitution which prohibits certain actions by state governments
but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant
Contract_Clause
1946 United States Supreme Court case
specific individual, as it would constitute an unconstitutional bill of attainder. In February 1943, the Democratic chairman of the House Un-American Activities
United_States_v._Lovett
English nobleman
William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475 – 9 June 1511), feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was a member of the leading noble family
William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
William_Courtenay,_1st_Earl_of_Devon
English statesman (1485–1540)
an annulment six months later. Cromwell was arraigned under an act of attainder (32 Hen. 8. c. 62) and was executed for treason and heresy on Tower Hill
Thomas_Cromwell
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Special_jury
Angevin royal dynasty that ruled England in the Middle Ages
Arthur, Prince of Wales to Katherine of Aragon in 1501. John de la Pole's attainder meant that his brother Edmund inherited their father's titles, but much
House_of_Plantagenet
English pirate (c. 1680–1718)
claiming that North Carolina's "Blackbeard's Law" represents a Bill of Attainder. Eight years after the passage of Blackbeard's Law, on 30 June 2023, North
Blackbeard
English man of letters, politician and bishop
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 Relates to Attainder of John Plunket Act 1722 Attainder of George Kelley Act 1722 Status: Repealed Text of statute
Francis_Atterbury
1965 US Supreme Court Case on politics of Unions
Earl Warren, section 504 of the LMRDA was found to constitute a bill of attainder that was unconstitutional under Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 of the
United_States_v._Brown
English noblewoman
Restitution of Mary Seymour Act 1549 (3 & 4 Edw. 6. c. 14) removing the attainder placed on her father from Mary, but retaining Thomas' lands as property
Mary_Seymour
Law with retroactive effect
Rights), Section 22 specifically states: "No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted." However, the Cybercrime Prevention Act, which went
Ex_post_facto_law
Irish lord (died 1701)
Jacobite and, having conformed to the established religion, could get the attainder reversed. Charles was born between 1659 and 1668, probably at Kenure House
Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn
Charles_Hamilton,_5th_Earl_of_Abercorn
Medieval punishment for high treason
felony." Edward Coke For an explanation of "corruption of blood", see Attainder. Harrison's sentence was "That you be led to the place from whence you
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Notification given by U.S. police to criminal suspects on their rights while in custody
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Miranda_warning
Former province of Japan
000→24,000; 1600–1692 (attainder) Inoue clan: 50,000; 1692–1697 (transfer to Kameyama Domain) Kanemori clan: 38,000; 1697–1758 (attainder due to mismanagement)
Mino_Province
Bill which proposes a law affecting only limited individuals or entities
US. Notably, the Constitution of the United States prohibits bills of attainder in both state and federal legislatures, meaning private laws cannot be
Public_and_private_bills
created twice, in 1314 and 1353. The first creation was extinguished by attainder and the second is in abeyance. Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand (1290–1328)
Baron_Holand
English Jacobite
Sir Henry Bond, 2nd Baronet (died 1721) was an English Jacobite. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Bond, 1st Baronet, and succeeded his father in the
Sir_Henry_Bond,_2nd_Baronet
Veere, and others. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45)) Attainder of Gruffyth and Hughes Act 1531 (repealed) 23 Hen. 8. c. 34 23 Hen. 8
List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1531
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_England_from_1531
Sixteen. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59)) Attainder of Earl of Mar and others Act 1715 (repealed) 1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 32 17
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1715
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1715
Richmond and his heirs. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45)) Attainder of the Bishop of Rochester and others Act 1534 (repealed) 26 Hen. 8. c
List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1534
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British Liberal politician
a reversal of the attainder of the Scottish lordship of Dingwall and the English barony of Butler, which had been under attainder since 1715, and he
Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper
Francis_Cowper,_7th_Earl_Cowper
Formal accusation that someone committed a crime
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Indictment
14th-century English noble (1364–1403)
Shortly after Henry died in battle, his uncle was executed. An attainder was issued and the family's property, including Wressle Castle in the East Riding
Henry_Percy_(Hotspur)
English nobleman and courtier (1455–1501)
Grey was not permitted to recover his former influence, although his attainder was reversed. Thomas Grey was confined in the Tower in 1487 during Lambert
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Thomas_Grey,_1st_Marquess_of_Dorset
Irish noble (1513–1537)
hedded and his body buried at the Crost Freeres in the qwere..." The Attainder of the Earl of Kildare Act 1536 was passed to permit his execution and
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas_FitzGerald,_10th_Earl_of_Kildare
King of England from 1485 to 1509
gentleman who swore fealty to him would, notwithstanding any previous attainder, be secure in his property and person.[citation needed] Henry honoured
Henry_VII_of_England
Plea in which the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge
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Nolo_contendere
English nobleman and politician
ceremony. William enjoyed some favour with Henry VIII who reversed his attainder on 9 May 1511 and created him Earl of Devon on 10 May 1511, with the usual
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry_Courtenay,_1st_Marquess_of_Exeter
16th-century Bishop of Rochester
were postponed for a time. However, in March 1534, a special Bill of Attainder against Fisher and others for complicity in the matter of the Maid of
John_Fisher
Irish Jacobite politician and soldier
Sir John Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet (c.1640 – 7 May 1712) was an Irish Jacobite politician and soldier. Fitzgerald was the son of Sir Edmond Fitzgerald, 1st
Sir John Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet
Sir_John_Fitzgerald,_2nd_Baronet
Strafford Attainder Act 1662 (repealed) 14 Cha. 2. c. 29 13 & 14 Cha. 2. c. 29 19 May 1662 An Act for the reversing the Earle of Strafford his Attainder. (Repealed
List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1662
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Criminal act that is inspired by a previous crime
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Copycat_crime
in Wyatt's Rebellion against Queen Mary I, but was later released from attainder. Grey was restored to his original position by Queen Mary's successor
Lord John Grey (Tudor nobleman)
Lord_John_Grey_(Tudor_nobleman)
Legal concept in US law
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Probable_cause
English noble (1561–1612)
of Somerset (executed 1552), all of whose titles became forfeit on his attainder by the Parliament of England, during the reign of his nephew King Edward
Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp
Edward_Seymour,_Lord_Beauchamp
ATTAINDER
ATTAINDER
Boy/Male
Indian
Peace attainder, Attainer of tranquility
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
Peace Attainder
Boy/Male
Indian
Peace attainder, Attainer of tranquility
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ATTAINDER
Female
Russian
(Ðгриппина) Variant spelling of Russian Agripina, AGRIPPINA means "wild horse."Â
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Ambassador of Rama
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Chananiy, CHANANI means "gracious" or "favorable."
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Energized
Girl/Female
Greek
Wellborn. Feminine of Eugene.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Bright, Brilliant, Shining
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Moonlight
Girl/Female
Greek
Light.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Dusk
Girl/Female
Native American
Butterfly sitting on a flower.
ATTAINDER
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n.
A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
n.
A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
v. t.
To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
n.
The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder.
n.
Attainder; attainture; conviction.
n.
Attainder; disgrace.
n.
The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder.
v. t.
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.