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"a notorious gangster" "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"adjectiveknown widely and usually unfavorably
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- byron English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
- nero Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- camorra a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail
- iis the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system
- newgate a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
- genus alopecurus annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
- iraqi mukhabarat the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system
- star chamber a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
- great australian bight a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms
- lord george gordon byron English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)