Notoriety /(nō`tō̇*rī"ē̇*ty̆)/
No·to·ri·e·ty
Notoriety
n.
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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.
They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety.