bill of attainder
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Judge Talwani still saw the law as a bill of attainder.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025
That is the process the bill of attainder tells us is the appropriate one for investigation, prosecution, and punishment, with all of the attributes of that branch.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023
A bill of attainder is a law that convicts or punishes someone for a crime without a trial, a tactic used fairly frequently in England against the king’s enemies.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
A bill of attainder is an unconstitutional legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial.
From Fox News • Apr. 8, 2019
Dare you put eight and twenty millions of men into your bill of attainder?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various
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