- In English criminal law, attainder was the metaphorical “stain” or “corruption of blood” which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entailed losing not only one’s life, property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one’s heirs. Anyone condemned of capital crimes could be attainted.
And he sayd vnto them: let vs go into the next tounes that I maye preache there also: for truly I cam o ut for that purpose.
Mark 1:38 TYN