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Ill fame

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ILL FAME. This is a technical expression, that which means not only bad character as generally understood, but every person, whatever may be his conduct and character in life, who visits bawdy houses, gaming houses, and other places which are of ill fame, is a person of ill fame. 1 Rogers' Recorder, 67; Ayl. Par. 276; 2 Hill, 558; 17 Pick. 80; 1 Hagg. Eccl. R. 720; 2 Hagg. Cons. R. 24; 1 Hagg. Cons. R. 302, 303; 1 Hagg. Eccl. R. 767; 2 Greenl. Ev. Sec. 44.
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national interests, luring America even into costly wars and a rising tide of ill fame worldwide.
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The suspects were held on suspicion of allegations that included prostitution, operating a house of ill fame and residing in a house of ill fame.
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Houses of ill fame began to appear everywhere, and market forces redefined prostitution, making sexual activity increasingly "secularized," organized, and a market commodity.
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