infamy

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.