English-Hungarian translations for infamous

• becstelen
• hírhedt
  Szembekerültünk ezzel a hírhedt Meroni-ítélettel. We came up against the infamous Meroni judgment.
  Itt természetesen a hírhedt "három csapás” jogszabályról beszélek. Here, of course, I refer to the infamous 'three strikes' laws.
  Az utolsó pont, pedig a jelentés híres vagy inkább hírhedt 22. bekezdéséhez kapcsolódik. The final point I have is on the famous, or perhaps infamous, paragraph 22 of this report.

Definition of infamous

• Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something bad
• Causing infamy; disgraceful
• Subject to a judicial punishment that 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

Examples

• He was an infamous traitor.
• He was an infamous perjurer.
• This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

Related words

• infamy
• infamously
• infamant
• mark of infamy
• mark of infamy or disgrace