ATTAINT

attaint (<<schwa>>-taynt),  adj. Maligned  or  tarnished  reputationally; under  an  attainder  for

crime.

attaint,n. Hist. A writ to inquire whether a 12-member jury gave a false verdict. • If it was so

found  (by  a  24-member  jury),  the  judgment based  on  the  verdict  was  overturned.  The writ  was

abolished in England in 1826.[Blacks Law 8th]