infamies

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Infamy \In"fa*my\, n.; pl. Infamies. [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.] [1913 Webster]

1.Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. [1913 Webster]

The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such infamy.— Bp. Burnet.[1913 Webster]

2.A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in infamy, . . .— Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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