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in·fa·mous /'in-fə-məs/ adj: of, relating to, or being a crime punishable by imprisonment (as a year or more in a penitentiary) that can lead to loss of rights and privileges upon conviction; also: convicted of such a crime
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abominable, arrant, atrocious, bad, base, contemptible, contemptuous, despicable, detestable, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, egregious, execrable, felonious, flagitious, flagrant, heinous, ignoble, ignominious, illicit, inexpiable, inglorious, iniquitous, Machiavellian, malevolent, maleficent, monstrous, nefarious, notorious, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, peccant, perfidious, profligate, reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous, scurrilous, shameful, shameless, shocking, sinister, unprincipled, unrespectable, villainous
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arrant (onerous), bad (offensive), contemptible, contemptuous, disgraceful, disreputable, flagrant, heinous, ignoble, illicit, inexpiable, iniquitous, machiavellian, malevolent, nefarious, notorious, odious, outrageous, peccant (culpable), profligate (corrupt), reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous, sinister
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Well-known for some misdeed or bad reputation; notorious; wicked.n.infamy
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
