Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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bill of attainder.
A special legislative act prescribing capital punishment, without a trial, for a person guilty of a high offense such as treason or a felony. 0 Bills of attainder are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution (art. I, § 9, cl. 3; art. I, § 10, cl. 1). - Also termed act of attainder. See ATTAINDER; BILL OF PAINS AND PENALTIES.