Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Attaint
n. Hist. A writ to inquire whether a 12-member jury gave a false verdict. ( if it was so found (by a 24-member jury), the judgment based on the verdict was overturned. The writ was abolished in england in 1826.
Autrefois attaint
hist. A plea in bar that the defendant has already been attainted for one felony and therefore cannot be prosecuted for another
Nul sans damage avera error ou attaint
No one shall have error or attaint unless there has been damage.