infamous

  1. Adjective.  having a bad reputation; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable.
  2. Adjective.  causing infamy; disgraceful.
  3. Adjective.  (archaic) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

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