INFAMIES

Noun

infamies

plural of infamy

plural of infamie

Anagrams

• infamise

Source: Wiktionary


INFAMY

In"fa*my, n.; pl. Infamies. Etym: [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.]

1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such infamy. Bp. Burnet.

2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action.

3. (Law)

Definition: That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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