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moral turpitude

moral turpitude noun: depravity.

Noun

moral turpitude (uncountable)

  1. depravity
    Synonyms:
    soil
  2. Any base or vile conduct, contrary to accepted morals, that sometimes accompanies a crime
    • Here we see that both Lord TENTERDEN and Lord WYNFORD apply the test of moral turpitude to crime when considering the degree of punishment that ought to be annexed to it.1836, The Punishment of Death: A Selection of Articles from the Morning Herald
    • In their efforts to achieve a satisfactory definition of moral turpitude, the courts have been faced with the problem of arriving at a definition that is restrictive enough to facilitate application to a particular fact situation and yet not so broad as to distort the statutory intent. In this...1959, David H. Kleiman, "Tax Evasion and Moral Turpitude", 49 Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science 145 at 146

moral turpitude meaning in Tamil and Kannada

moral turpitude in Tamil

ஒழுக்க இழிவுசார், ஒழுக்க ஈனம்

moral turpitude in Kannada

ನೈತಿಕ ಪತನ, ನೀತಿಗೆಡುವುದು

Examples of moral turpitude in a sentence

  • In this context moral turpitude is generally defined as a base or vile act that violates the accepted social relationship among men.1959, David H. Kleiman, "Tax Evasion and Moral Turpitude", 49 Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science 145 at 146
  • In characterizing moral turpitude, courts have consistently returned to themes traditionally associated with the concept of immorality.1988, John T. Burnett, "Attorney Discipline under DR 1-102(A)(3): Imposing Sanctions Absent a Finding of Moral Turpitude", (1988) 13...
  • In fact, one view expressed at the time was that work on the farm was free from the moral turpitude of city sweatshops and that farm labor taught children valuable lessons and skills.1998, Charles Jeszeck, Child Labor in Agriculture:
  • Marsden, the mill's overseer, tells the superintendent of the factory that Lyddie did not have moral turpitude. (Book set in the 1800's during the time of the mills and Industrial Revolution)1996, Katherine Patterson, Lyddie:

Synonyms of moral turpitude

Questions about moral turpitude

What does moral turpitude mean?
Moral turpitude means depravity.
What is moral turpitude in Tamil?
Moral turpitude in Tamil is ஒழுக்க இழிவுசார், ஒழுக்க ஈனம். See Moral turpitude meaning in Tamil.
How do you use moral turpitude in a sentence?
In this context moral turpitude is generally defined as a base or vile act that violates the accepted social relationship among men.
What part of speech is moral turpitude?
Moral turpitude is a noun.

Words near moral turpitude in the dictionary

  1. moral suasion
  2. moral suasions
  3. moral support
  4. moral system
  5. moral systems
  6. moral turpitude
  7. moral universe
  8. moral universes
  9. moral victories
  10. moral victory
  11. morale

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Adapted from Wiktionary: moral turpitude (page history and authors); moral turpitude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); moral turpitude (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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