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bill of pains and particulars - Legal Definition

n. Any legislative act similar to a bill of attainder that imposes a punishment less severe than death. Such enactments are forbidden by the United States Constitution’s prohibition of bills of attainder. See also attainder, bill of attainder, and civil death.

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