Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Majore poena affectus quam legibus statuta est non est infamis

A criminal afflicted with a greater punishment than is provided by law is not infamous. 4 Co. Inst. 66.

Repellitur a sacramento infamis

An infamous person is prevented from taking an oath.

infamis

adj. [Latin] Roman law. (Of a person or action) of ill-repute. ( A person was automatically infamis if held liable for certain torts or breaches of fiduciary duty. This type of condemnation carried with it certain disabilities, such as disqualification from office.