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To: SeekAndFind

A bill of attainder. How quaint.


23 posted on 02/26/2023 6:19:02 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: DesertRhino

What is an example of bill of attainder?

At English common law, a bill of attainder was legislation imposing the death penalty without a judicial trial. That definition later expanded to include “bills of pains and penalties” that imposed other forms of criminal punishment such as banishment, imprisonment, or confiscation of property without trial.


49 posted on 02/26/2023 2:17:53 PM PST by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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