An Italian word meaning an “infamy.” Don Corleone refers to pedophilia and drug dealing as examples of infamnia.
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Infamnia Term Timeline in The Godfather
The timeline below shows where the term Infamnia appears in The Godfather. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...as to plan the upcoming meeting with Virgil Sollozzo. The Don calls Woltz’s pedophilia an infamia (“infamous behavior”) and orders Hagen to punish Woltz for his refusal to cast Fontane in...
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