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Definition: CORRUPTION OF BLOOD |
CORRUPTION OF BLOOD1. (Law), taint or impurity of blood, in consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony, by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate or from transmitting it to others. Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of Parliament. --Blackstone. Syn: Putrescence; putrefaction; defilement; contamination; deprivation; debasement; adulteration; depravity; taint. See Depravity . |
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Literature | Corruption of Blood Loss of title and entailed estates in consequence of treason, by which a man's blood is attainted and his issue suffers. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted. (reference) |
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| Language | Translations for "CORRUPTION OF BLOOD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | polgárjogokból kizárás. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | orruptioncay ofay oodblay | ||||
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