Look up: notoriety

1. notoriety
   [n] - the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
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2. Notoriety
   No`to·ri'e·ty noun [ Confer French notoriété . See Notorious .] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. &...
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3. notoriety
   ill fame noun the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
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4. Notoriety
   • (n.) The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. • (n.) The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used i...
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5. Notoriety
   That which is generally known. This notoriety is of fact or of law. In general, the notoriety of a fact is not sufficient to found a judgment or to rely on its truth but there are some facts of which, in consequence of their notoriety, the court will, suo motu, take cognizance; for example, facts st...
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