Legal Definitions - attentate

Definition: Attentate is a historical term that refers to three different things:

1. A criminal attempt
2. An assault
3. An incorrect decision made by a lower-court judge after a case has been stayed or appealed

Examples:

• John was arrested for his attentate to rob a bank.
• The victim suffered serious injuries from the attentate.
• The higher court overturned the lower-court judge's attentate decision.

The first two examples illustrate the first two definitions of attentate, which refer to a criminal attempt and an assault. The third example illustrates the third definition, which refers to an incorrect decision made by a lower-court judge after a case has been stayed or appealed.