Infamy, from INFAMIA, the Latin antonym of Fama (fame), means:
-a negative reputation (but high profile, in modern speech often considered as a form of celebrity), as in crime, immorality, cruelty ... -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 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. For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (film). ...
-Middle English infamie, meaning dishonor, from Old French, from Latin infamia, from infamia, meaning infamous.
In the 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. In addition, an exiled noble (banita) who killed an infamed one could expect his exile sentence to be revoked. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... EXILE is a 6-member Japanese pop music band. ...
Infamy (infamia) occupied a prominent place in Roman law, and took the form of a censure on individuals pronounced by a competent authority in the state, which censure was the result either of certain actions which they had committed or of certain modes of life which they had pursued.
In English law infamy attached to a person in consequence of conviction of some crime.
Infamy as a cause of incompetency was abolished by an act of 1843 (6 and 7 Vict.
Infamy is the opposite of Fame, and is similarly found in the miscellaneous statistics menu.
Infamy also affects your ability to use altars, if you try to use an altar with more Infamy than Fame you get a message saying, "Repent your sins, wicked one!" (except for the shrine in the Vile Lair Plug-in, where you must have more infamy than fame to be able to use it).
Be mindful that whatever Infamy you earn for being caught committing crimes while fulfilling contracts for the Dark Brotherhood will be added to the Infamy awarded for completing the quest.