bill of attainder
bill of attainder
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bill of attainder
noun
pl. bills of attainder
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(plural bills of attainder)
- (law) A legislative determination imposing punishment without trial; prohibited under the United States Constitution.
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bill of attainder - Legal Definition
n
- Any legislative act that imposed a sentence of death and attainder upon one or more specific individuals or groups without a trial or other judicial proceeding.
- In United States constitutional law, any legislative act that prescribes a punishment on one or more specific individuals or groups or denies them of civil or political rights without a trial or other judicial proceeding. Such enactments are prohibited by the United States Constitution. See also attainder, bill of pains and particulars, and civil death.
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