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Attaint has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

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Noun
1

A blow or strike, especially in jousting.

Verb
1

bring shame or dishonor upon

"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

2

condemn by attainder

"the man was attainted"

3

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

Adjective
1

Convicted, attainted.

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