n. a legislative act which declares a named person guilty of a cr...

No longer practiced ancient writ or act of Parliament to declare someone guilty of a crime and/or subject to punishment without benefit of trial. Attainder, meaning taintedness, also meant that any party guilty of a capital crime lost all civil rights including property, and if not life, then right to reputation. Still exercised in the 20th century [..]

A legislative act that declares a named person guilty of a crime, particularly treason. Such bills are prohibited by Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.

Escrito de Proscripción y Confiscación

The punishment of an individual without a trial.  Article 1 Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution disallows this practice at the state and federal levels.

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Bill of Attainder is a legislative act pronouncing a person guilty of a crime, and punishing them without benefit of a trial. This usually done is cases of treason.

A legislative enactment that punishes a person in place of a trial. Banned by the U.S. Constitution.

An unconstitutional type of legislative act that pronounces a person guilty of a crime.                Last Updated:  7/8/2015   

(legal) A legislative determination imposing punishment without trial. * year=1920|author=Francis Charles Montague|title=The History of England, from the Accession of James I to the Restoration|pag [..]