transferred, is matter in pais. 2 Bl. Comm. 204.—Act of attainder. A legislative act, attainting a person. See ATTAINDER.—Act of bankruptcy. <Any act which renders a person Mable to be proceeded against as a bankrupt, or for which he may be adjudged bankrupt. These acts are usually defined and classified in statutes on the subject. Duncan v. Landis, 106 Fed. 839, 45 C. C. A. 666; In re Chapman (D. C:) 99 Fed. 395.—Act of curatory. In Scotch law. The act extracted by the clerk, upon any one’s acceptance of being curator.