bill of pains and penalties. A legislative act that, though similar to a bill of attainder, prescribes punishment less severe than capital punishment. • Bills of pains and penalties are included within the U.S. Constitution’s ban on bills of attainder. U.S. Const. art I, §
9. [Cases: Constitutional Law 82.
5. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 429–431.]
译者Mathew,国际知名法学院国际仲裁与争端解决专业,擅长翻译各种与
美国国内仲裁相关的法律文件。