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| at·tain·der [ ə táyndər ] |
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confiscation of rights or property: formerly, the loss of civil rights or property as a result of being outlawed or sentenced to death for having committed a serious crime, often treason
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French ataindre "affect, dishonor" (see attain)] |
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