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.


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