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corruption of blood
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noun English Law.
the impurity before law that results from attainder and disqualifies the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or bequeathing lands or interests in lands: abolished in 1870.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of corruption of blood
First recorded in 1555â65
Words nearby corruption of blood
corrugator muscle, corrupt, corruptible, corruption, corruptionist, corruption of blood, corrupt practices act, corsac, corsage, corsair, corse
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