turpitude

(tûr'pĭ-tūd', -tyūd')
n.

1. Depravity; baseness.
2. A base act.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin turpitūdō, from turpis, shameful.]

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noun

Degrading, immoral acts or habits: bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, vice, villainousness, villainy, wickedness. See clean/dirty.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Conduct that is unjust, depraved, or shameful; that which is contrary to justice, modesty, or good morals.

Moral turpitude is a term that frequently appears in statutes, especially those providing that if a witness has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, that conviction can be used to impeach his or her credibility. Similar statutes authorize revocation of a professional license for conduct involving moral turpitude.

IN BRIEF: A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice.

There are obstinate and unknown braves who defend themselves inch by inch in the shadows against the fatal invasion of want and turpitude. — Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

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See words rhyming with "turpitude."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fordærvelse, nedrighed, lavhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdorven gedrag

Français (French)
n. - turpitude

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verworfenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχρειότητα, προστυχιά, εξαχρείωση

Italiano (Italian)
turpitudine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - turpide (f), baixeza (f), depravação (f)

Русский (Russian)
порочность, развращенность, позорное поведение

Español (Spanish)
n. - bajeza, infamia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uselhet, skändlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奸恶, 堕落, 卑鄙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 奸惡, 墮落, 卑鄙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비열, 타락

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 邪悪, 卑劣

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل شائن, فساد خلقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רשעות, שפלות‬

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