attaint
1 of 2verb
at·taint ə-ˈtānt 
attainted; attainting; attaints
transitive verb
1
: to affect by attainder
2
a
: infect, corrupt
b
archaic : taint, sully
3
archaic : accuse
attaint
2 of 2noun
obsolete
: a stain upon honor or purity : disgrace
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English attaynten, from Anglo-French ateint, past participle of ateindre
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1592, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
attaint
transitive verb
at·taint ə-ˈtānt
: to subject (a person) to the consequences of attainder