BILL OF PAINS AND PENALTIES

bill of pains and penalties.A legislative act that, though similar to a bill of attainder, prescribes punishment less severe than capital punishment. • Bills of pains and penalties are included within the U.S. Constitution’s ban on bills of attainder. U.S. Const. art I, § 9. [Cases: Constitutional Law  82.5. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 429–431.] [Blacks Law 8th]