attaint

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And the knight was inclined to attaint his lady for a certain cruelty in the matter; she was being something less than fair to the Unspeakable Perk.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

Thou canst attaint even those among the watch Of most integrity, and teach even those To waver who had thought to waver never.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

They paused facing each other, and examined eagerly into their respective means of defence before hazarding a blow, which, if it missed, its attaint would certainly be fatally requited.

From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, Sir

What simple thief brags of his own attaint?

From The Comedy of Errors The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

The blood of one convicted of high treason is "attaint," and his deprivations extend to his descendants, unless Parliament remove the attainder.

From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by De Quincey, Thomas