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==Origin==

==Origin==

French infâme (1356 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < [[Latin]] infām-is of ill [[fame]], infamous, < in- (in- prefix3) + fāma fame, [[report]]

French infâme (1356 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < [[Latin]] infām-is of ill [[fame]], infamous, < in- (in- prefix3) + fāma fame, [[report]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: [[evil]] reputation brought about by something grossly [[criminal]], [[shocking]], or brutal

*1: [[evil]] reputation brought about by something grossly [[criminal]], [[shocking]], or brutal

*2a : an [[extreme]] and publicly known [[criminal]] or [[evil]] [[act]]  

*2a : an [[extreme]] and publicly known [[criminal]] or [[evil]] [[act]]  

:b : the [[state]] of [[being]] [http://oed.com/view/Entry/95198#eid570175 infamous]

:b : the [[state]] of [[being]] [https://oed.com/view/Entry/95198#eid570175 infamous]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Infamy''', 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).

'''Infamy''', 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).

Infamy is a term of art in Roman Catholic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Law 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]].

Infamy is a term of art in Roman Catholic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Law 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See 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 [[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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See Holy See].

==Infamy of fact==

==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]].

''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 certain [[legal]] systems, as in Poland; in its [[origin]], in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Ancient Rome], infamia was the mark of disapproval of the [[censors]] on [[moral]] grounds - often such 'legal immorality' is largely defined according to the [[state]] - or de facto [[dominant]] [[religion]].

A [[crime]] consisting in [[acts]] which [[society]] not only forbids but also considers as highly immoral and particularly dishonoring, as defined (variously) in certain [[legal]] systems, as in Poland; in its [[origin]], in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Ancient Rome], infamia was the mark of disapproval of the [[censors]] on [[moral]] grounds - often such 'legal immorality' is largely defined according to the [[state]] - or de facto [[dominant]] [[religion]].

In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth 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.

==References==

==References==

1. ^ "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08001a.htm Infamy]". Catholic Encyclopedia.  

1. ^ "[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08001a.htm Infamy]". Catholic Encyclopedia.  

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