attaint

/ษ™หˆteษชnt/

IPA: /AH0 T EY1 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A blow or strike, especially in jousting.

  2. 2

    A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow

  3. 3

    The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict

verb
  1. 1

    To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.

  2. 2

    To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.

  3. 3

    To taint; to corrupt, sully.

adjective
  1. 1

    Convicted, attainted.

  2. 2

    Attainted; corrupted.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attaint