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Definition of: attaint
(ə·tānt′) v.t.
1. To inflict attainder upon; condemn.
2. To disgrace; taint; sully.
3. To touch or affect, as disease.
4. Obs. To accuse: with of.
5. Obs. To touch; hit, as in tilting.
—noun
1. Imputation; stigma.
2. Attainder. [<OF ataint, pp. of ataindre. See ATTAIN.]
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