2. (Old Law) To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a
jury on trial for giving a false verdict. [Obs.]
Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by
men of his own condition. --Blackstone.
3. (Law) To subject (a person) to the legal condition
formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry,
pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by
attainder.
No person shall be attainted of high treason where
corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of
two witnesses. --Stat. 7 & 8
Wm. III.
4. To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
[Archaic]
5. To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or
with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.
My tender youth was never yet attaint With any
passion of inflaming love. --Shak.
6. To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with
infamy.
For so exceeding shone his glistring ray, That
Ph?bus' golden face it did attaint. --Spenser.
Lest she with blame her honor should attaint.
--Spenser.