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[[Image:Pruitt-Igoe-overview.jpg|thumb|200px|“[[Modern architecture]] died in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on [[July 15]], [[1972]] at 3:32 pm when the [[infamous]] [[Pruitt-Igoe]] scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final [[coup de grace]] by dynamite.” -- [[Charles Jencks]]]] [[Image:Pruitt-Igoe-overview.jpg|thumb|200px|“[[Modern architecture]] died in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on [[July 15]], [[1972]] at 3:32 pm when the [[infamous]] [[Pruitt-Igoe]] scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final [[coup de grace]] by dynamite.” -- [[Charles Jencks]]]]
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-:"Having a [[bad reputation]]; of [[bad]] report; notoriously [[vile]]; [[detestable]]; as, an infamous [[traitor]]; an infamous [[perjurer]]." +'''Infamy''' is the state of having a [[bad]] [[reputation]], [[disreputable]]; of bad report; [[notoriously]] vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad. In common usage, is [[notoriety]] gained from a negative incident or reputation (as opposed to [[Celebrity|fame]]). The word stems from the [[Latin]] ''infamia'', antonym of ''fama'' (fame).
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-'''Infamy''', in common usage, is notoriety gained from a negative incident or reputation (as opposed to [[Celebrity|fame]]). The word stems from the [[Latin]] ''infamia'', antonym of ''fama'' (fame).+
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-Infamy is a term of art in [[Roman Catholic]] [[Canon Law]]. The remainder of this article discusses infamy as defined by Canon Law. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913, infamy in the canonical sense is defined as the privation or lessening of one's good name as the result of the bad rating which he has, even among prudent men. It constitutes an irregularity, i.e. a canonical impediment which prevents one being ordained or exercising such orders as he may have already received.+
There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (''infamia juris'') and infamy of fact (''infamia facti''). There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (''infamia juris'') and infamy of fact (''infamia facti'').
==Infamy of law== ==Infamy of law==
-''Infamy of law'' is contracted in one of three ways. Either the law itself attaches this juridical ineligibility and incapacity to the commission of certain crimes, or makes it contingent upon the decision of a judge, or finally connects it with the penalty imposed by him. This kind of infamy is incurred chiefly by those guilty of duelling (whether as principals or seconds), rape (as likewise those who co-operate in it), attempt to marry during the lifetime of the actual consort, heresy, real simony, etc. Infamy of law may be removed either by canonical purging or by application to the [[Holy See]].+''Infamy of law'' is contracted in one of three ways. Either the law itself attaches this juridical ineligibility and incapacity to the commission of certain [[crime]]s, or makes it contingent upon the decision of a judge, or finally connects it with the penalty imposed by him. This kind of infamy is incurred chiefly by those guilty of duelling (whether as principals or seconds), rape (as likewise those who co-operate in it), attempt to marry during the lifetime of the actual consort, heresy, real simony, etc. Infamy of law may be removed either by canonical purging or by application to the [[Holy See]].
==Infamy of fact== ==Infamy of fact==
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In the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] infamy (infamia) was a more severe form of [[exile]] sentence. A noble who has been sentenced to infamy, known as ''infamis'' lost the protection of the law and there was a reward for his death (this was similar to the common law concept of outlawry). In addition, an exiled noble (''banita'') who killed an infamed one could expect his exile sentence to be revoked. In the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] infamy (infamia) was a more severe form of [[exile]] sentence. A noble who has been sentenced to infamy, known as ''infamis'' lost the protection of the law and there was a reward for his death (this was similar to the common law concept of outlawry). In addition, an exiled noble (''banita'') who killed an infamed one could expect his exile sentence to be revoked.
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-[[notorious]] - [[reputation]] - [[celebrity]] 
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There are two types of infamy, infamy of [[law]] (''infamia juris'') and infamy of [[fact]] (''infamia fact''). There are two types of infamy, infamy of [[law]] (''infamia juris'') and infamy of [[fact]] (''infamia fact'').
 +==Namesakes==
 +*''[[A Universal History of Infamy]]'', 1935, a collection of stories by Jorge Luis Borges
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 +==See also==
 +=== Related ===
 +[[notorious]] - [[reputation]] - [[celebrity]]
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 +=== Contrast ===
 +[[fame]]
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Infamy is the state of having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad. In common usage, is notoriety gained from a negative incident or reputation (as opposed to fame). The word stems from the Latin infamia, antonym of fama (fame).

There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (infamia juris) and infamy of fact (infamia facti).

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Infamy of law

Infamy of law is contracted in one of three ways. Either the law itself attaches this juridical ineligibility and incapacity to the commission of certain crimes, or makes it contingent upon the decision of a judge, or finally connects it with the penalty imposed by him. This kind of infamy is incurred chiefly by those guilty of duelling (whether as principals or seconds), rape (as likewise those who co-operate in it), attempt to marry during the lifetime of the actual consort, heresy, real simony, etc. Infamy of law may be removed either by canonical purging or by application to the Holy See.

Infamy of fact

Infamy of fact is the result of a widespread opinion, by which the community attributes some unusually serious delinquency, such as adultery or the like, to a person. This is more of an unfitness than an irregularity properly so called, unless sentence in court has been pronounced. It ceases therefore when one has shown by a change of life extending over a period of two or probably three years that his repentance is sincere.

A crime consisting in acts which society not only forbids but also considers as highly immoral and particularly dishonoring, as defined (variously) in certaidefined according to the state - or de facto dominant religion.

In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth infamy (infamia) was a more severe form of exile sentence. A noble who has been sentenced to infamy, known as infamis lost the protection of the law and there was a reward for his death (this was similar to the common law concept of outlawry). In addition, an exiled noble (banita) who killed an infamed one could expect his exile sentence to be revoked.


Example

Marquis de Sade had an exceedingly bad reputation.


Celebrity and infamy

A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. Fame is one prerequisite for celebrity status, but not always sufficient. For example, as "infamy" has passed out of common English usage, high-profile criminals may be considered to be famous, but they are not always celebrities. Traditionally, politicians are rarely described as celebrities, but in the era of television, some have had to become de facto celebrities. Today's celebrities are largely figures from television and movies.

In Roman Catholic Canon Law

Infamy is a term of art in Roman Catholic Canon Law. The remainder of this article discusses infamy as defined by Canon Law. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913, infamy in the canonical sense is defined as the privation or lessening of one's good name as the result of the bad rating which he has, even among prudent men. It constitutes an irregularity, i.e. a canonical impediment which prevents one being ordained or exercising such orders as he may have already received.

There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (infamia juris) and infamy of fact (infamia fact).

Namesakes

See also

Related

notorious - reputation - celebrity

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