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Common collocations with notorious in American Collocation

notorious adjective

US /nəˈtɔriəs/

person who commits a crime

bandit
criminal
gangster
highwayman
killer
murderer
pirate
robber
smuggler
terrorist
thief
villain

Here is where the most notorious criminal of all, Jack the Ripper, carried out his crimes.

person

character
figure

That night he went to visit a couple of notorious characters who would do literally anything for money.

crime

crime
murder

A man jailed almost 50 years ago for one of the province’s most notorious murders has had his name cleared.

event or action

case
episode
example
incident
scandal

In a notorious incident in 1860, British and French soldiers ransacked the imperial summer palace outside Beijing.

place

blackspot
camp
district
estate
jail
prison
road
slum
spot

Conditions in the notorious camp were becoming increasingly appalling.

reputation

reputation

The Glasgow audience had a notorious reputation for being the most difficult in the country.

group

band
gang

Cruz was a former member of one of New York’s most notorious gangs.

film

film

The scene has clearly been included purely to generate some publicity for the film – a ploy which has worked for some of the most notorious films in history.

court case

case
trial

Many significant legal reforms were influenced by notorious cases.