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Look up: infamy

  1. infamy
    [n] - a state of extreme dishonor 2. [n] - evil fame or public reputation
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Infamy
    In'fa·my noun ; plural Infamies . [ Latin infamia , from infamis infamous; prefix in- not + fama fame: confer French 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/52

  3. infamy
    noun a state of extreme dishonor; `a date which will live in infamy`- F.D.Roosevelt; `the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Infamy
    `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 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 resu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamy

  5. Infamy
    • (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. • (n.) A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action. • (n.) Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.Infamy: w...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. infamy
    public disgrace or loss of reputation, particularly as a consequence of criminal conviction. In early common law, conviction for an infamous crime ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/20

  7. infamy
    infamy 1. The disgrace to someone’s reputation caused by an infamous act or behavior. 2. Shameful or criminal conduct or character.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. infamy
    1. a state of extreme dishonor
    2. evil fame or public reputation

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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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