Word Definition

Infamy

  1. That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.
  2. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.
  3. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action.

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