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==Origin==
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]
==Definitions==
*1: [[evil]] reputation brought about by something grossly [[criminal]], [[shocking]], or brutal
*2a : an [[extreme]] and publicly known [[criminal]] or [[evil]] [[act]]
:b : the [[state]] of [[being]] [http://oed.com/view/Entry/95198#eid570175 infamous]
==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 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]].
There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (infamia juris) and infamy of fact (infamia facti).
==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 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 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]].
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.
==References==
1. ^ "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08001a.htm Infamy]". Catholic Encyclopedia.
[[Category: Law]]
==Origin==
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]
==Definitions==
*1: [[evil]] reputation brought about by something grossly [[criminal]], [[shocking]], or brutal
*2a : an [[extreme]] and publicly known [[criminal]] or [[evil]] [[act]]
:b : the [[state]] of [[being]] [http://oed.com/view/Entry/95198#eid570175 infamous]
==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 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]].
There are two types of infamy, infamy of law (infamia juris) and infamy of fact (infamia facti).
==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 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 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]].
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.
==References==
1. ^ "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08001a.htm Infamy]". Catholic Encyclopedia.
[[Category: Law]]
