IN'FAMY, n. L. infamia in and fama, report.
1. Total loss of reputation public disgrace. Avoid the crimes and vices which expose men to infamy.
2. Qualities which are detested and despised qualities notoriously bad and scandalous as the infamy of an action.
3. In law, that loss of character or public disgrace which a convict incurs, and by which a person is rendered incapable of being a witness or juror.
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