tainted

Etymology

adj

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
    Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.
  2. (computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.
    Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of taint

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