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In the US it's unconstitutional for the government to do that, it's what the ban of laws of attainder is partially about.


> it's what the ban of laws of attainder is partially about.

Not really; attainder occurs when you're convicted by a legislator as opposed to a judge.


Well convicted without due process, which requires being tried by the judicial system, not the political one.

But true, attainder is not directly related to kin punishment.




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