known

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used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood by people:

These people are known criminals.

There is no known reason for the accident.

He is known to the police because of his previous criminal record.

If someone or something is known as a particular name, that person or thing is called by that name:

And this is Terry, otherwise known as "Muscleman".

to tell people about something so that it becomes publicly known:

Local residents have made known their objections to the proposals.

generally understood or proven:

There is no known reason for the accident.

It is a known fact that he started out a poor man.

[ + to infinitive ] These substances are known to cause skin problems.