Legal Definition and Related Resources of Infamy
Meaning of Infamy
That state which is produced by the conviction of an infamous crime, and the loss of honor, which renders the infamous person incompetent as a witness or juror. 3 Watts & S. (Pa.) 342.
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Synonyms of Infamy
noun
- abasement
- aspersion
- bad name
- bad reputation
- baseness
- blot
- brand
- contempt
- defamation
- degradation
- derision
- detestableness
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- discredit
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disrepute
- disrespect
- evil fame
- humiliation
- ignobility
- igiiominia
- ignominiousness
- ignominy
- ill repute
- infamia
- infamousness
- ingloriousness
- loss of reputation
- notoriety
- obloquy
- odium
- opprobrium
- probrum
- public reproach
- reproach
- scandal
- scorn
- shame
- stain
- stigma
- taint
- tarnish Associated Concepts: infamous acts
- infamous crime
- infamous offense
- infamous punishment
- infamy from conviction of a crimeforeign phrases: Quae sunt minoris culpae sunt majoris infamiae
- Those things which are less culpable may be more infamous
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Infamy
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early 15c., “public disgrace, dishonor, evil fame,” from Old French infamie “dishonor, infamous person” (14c.) and directly from Latin infamia “ill fame, bad repute, dishonor,” from infamis “disreputable, notorious, of ill fame,” from in- “not, without” (see in- (1)) + fama “reputation” (from PIE root *bha- (2) “to speak, tell, say”). Meaning “quality of being shamefully vile” is from 1510s. An earlier form in Middle English was infame (late 14c.), from Old French infame, an earlier form of infamie. Infame also was the Middle English verb in this set, “brand with infamy,” from Old French infamer, from Latin infamare “bring into ill repute, defame,” from infamis. The verb has become archaic in English (infamize is attested from 1590s).
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