attaint

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Convicted, attainted.
2. adjective Attainted; corrupted.
3. verb To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
4. verb To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
5. verb To taint; to corrupt, sully.
6. noun A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
7. noun A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
8. noun The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.

Similar words

disgrace dishonour shame dishonor adusted accurst ever-damned accursed abattised condemned

Often followed by

the of him was upon and in jury is

Word family

attainted attainting attaints