A bill of attainder
A) is a legislative act that inflicts punishment on particular persons without granting them the right to a trial.
B) punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.
C) requires an official to bring a specified prisoner into court and show the judge why the person is being kept in jail.
D) prohibits double jeopardy.
E) prohibits cruel and unusual punishments.
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