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What is a bill of attainder?

What is a bill of attainder? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) A legislative determination imposing punishment without trial.
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The controversy eventually led to Laud's impeachment for treason by a bill of attainder in 1645, and subsequent execution.
This month, Judge Gershon ruled that cutting the group's financing was an illegal bill of attainder.
Acorn has filed a lawsuit arguing that the statute banning the government from providing it money amounts to a bill of attainder.
Pym and his allies immediately launched a bill of attainder, which simply declared Strafford guilty and pronounced the sentence of death.
On Wednesday, the appellate court decided in Con Edison's favor on a single issue, striking down the law as a bill of attainder.
The House of Lords approved the bill of attainder, and it was sent to the king.

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