Notoriety /(nō`tō̇*rī"ē̇*ty̆)/

No·to·ri·e·ty

Notoriety

n.
  1. 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.