A defunct doctrine, now considered unconstitutional, under which a person loses the ability to inherit or pass property as a result of an attainder or of being declared civilly dead. — Also termed corruption of the blood. See ATTAINDER; civil death (1) under DEATH.
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corruption of blood. A defunct doctrine, now considered unconstitutional, under which a person loses the ability to inherit or pass property as a result of an attainder or of being declared civilly dead. — Also termed corruption of the blood. See ATTAINDER; civil death (1) under DEATH. “Corruption of blood is, when any one is
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corruption of blood (英格兰古法)血统败坏 因犯叛国罪或其它重罪而被剥夺民事权利和民事行为能力〔attainder〕所导致的直接后果之一。血统败坏的人被认为败坏、玷污了其祖上及后代的血统，因此他既不能继承土地或其他财产、维持财产的所有权，也不能将财产留给其继承人，后世地产权利的合法性不能追溯至该败坏家族血统者。他的土地、财产由其领主收回〔escheat〕，但国王的没收权〔forfeiture〕优先于领主的收回权。该制度于1834年废除。
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year, day, and waste. Hist. A right of the Crown to the profits and waste for a year and a day of the land of persons convicted of petty treason or felony (unless the lord made redemption), after which the Crown had to restore the property to the lord of the fee. The right was
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corrupt, adj. 1. Archaic. (Of a person) subject to corruption of blood. “[T]here are divers offences made Treason by Act of Parliament, whereof, though a Man be Attaint, yet his Blood, by Provisoes therein, is not corrupt, nor shall he forfeit any thing….” Thomas Blount, Nomo-Lexicon: A Law-Dictionary (1670). 2. Having an unlawful or depraved
year， day and waste 〈英〉一年零一日及毁地特权 国王享有的一项古老特权。根据该特权，国王对轻叛逆罪〔petty treason〕或其他重罪罪犯的土地享有一年零一天的收益权，且可通过破坏房屋、犁掉牧场、砍伐林木损毁其保有地。只有自由地产保有人答应赎回损毁土地，国王才将其归还。这项特权被1814年的《血统玷污法》〔Corruption of Blood Act〕所限制，并随没收〔forfeiture〕之废除而废止。
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year, day, and waste. Hist. A right of the Crown to the profits and waste for a year and a day of the land of persons convicted of petty treason or felony (unless the lord made redemption), after which the Crown had to restore the property to the lord of the fee. The right was
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