English Dictionary

attaint

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈteɪnt/

動詞

古語

(archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights. / (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.

日本語の意味

（古語）死刑および全市民権の剥奪を科すこと / （古語）犯罪や不名誉を告発する、または中傷すること

The king's council sought to attaint the traitors, stripping them of their lands and titles.

王の評議会は反逆者たちを有罪と認定して財産没収や爵位剥奪の対象にしようとし、彼らの土地と称号を剥奪した。

意味（1）

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

Tom Truth is attainted. All he has — not much — is forfeit to the king, and he is entitled to nothing but a traitorʼs death.

意味（2）

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

CHARLES STUART. Attainted and proscribed by name and grade in his British regiment.

意味（3）

(now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully.

Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint […].

attaints （ present singular third-person ）

attainting （ participle present ）

attainted （ participle past ）

attainted （ past ）