Public-enemy-number-one
or Public Enemy Number 1, Public Enemy No. 1
noun
1.
(not in official use) a criminal at the top of the FBI’s list of the ten most wanted criminals.
2.
a major menace to public safety, health, etc.:
Cancer is Public Enemy Number One.
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