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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Infamy \In"fa*my\, n.; pl. Infamies. [L. infamia, fr. infamis
   infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See
   Fame.]
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   1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor;
      ignominy; indignity.
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            The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she
            would not . . . submit to such infamy. --Bp. Burnet.
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   2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or
      vileness; as, the infamy of an action.
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   3. (Law) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a
      convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered
      incompetent as a witness.
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            Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in
            infamy, . . .                         --Franklin D.
                                                  Roosevelt.

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