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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  3. 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. They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. Addison.
  4. The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of beinggenerally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorablesense; as, the notoriety of a crime.They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to publicnotoriety. Addison.
  5. n:100 n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality