English → Latin
“attainder” in Latin
damnātiōcondemnation; damnationcondemnātiōcondemnation; verdictlābēsfall, collapse; subsidence; fault, defectmaculaa spot, speck, small mark or stain; a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attainder
damnatio: condemnatio (post-Angustan). To reverse anybody’s attainder, resacrare aliquem (Nep.; i. e., to retract the formal execration publicly pronounced against a state criminal).
Stain: labes: macula.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attainder?
- The usual Latin words for “attainder” are damnātiō, condemnātiō, lābēs; also macula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.