Concept information
Preferred term
bills of attainder
Definition
- A legislative act that inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. Article I of the Constitution forbids federal and state legislatures to enact bills of attainder or ex post facto laws—laws that punish past actions or declare an action a crime after it has been committed. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Bills of Attainder]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BSBN2S1K-H
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