corruption of blood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of corruption of blood
First recorded in 1555–65
Example Sentences
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After Henry VIII's reign the law was modified so as not to work "corruption of blood" in the case of new felonies.
From The Leading Facts of English History by D. H. (David Henry) Montgomery
The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.
From A Brief History of the United States by Barnes & Co.
"Is attainder and corruption of blood ever a proper punishment?"
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.”
From The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met by A. D. Steight
“The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder shall work a corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.”
From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Paul Leicester Ford
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