In"fa*my (?), n.; pl.
Infamies (#). [L. infamia, fr.
infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf.
F. infamie. See Fame.]
1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace;
dishonor; ignominy; indignity.
The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she
would not . . . submit to such infamy.
Bp.
Burnet.
2. A quality which exposes to disgrace;
extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an
action.
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.