moral turpitude

Noun

Meaning

depravity

(law) Any base or vile conduct, contrary to accepted morals, that sometimes accompanies a crime

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

turpitude depravation scoundrelism

Examples

A pervasive moral turpitude underlies South African society. Jani Allan

The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results. Major Taylor

This barbarous act emphatically shows that the TPLF is deliberately planning and wilfully caused the deaths and sufferings of the Amhara, which is a crime of moral turpitude. Source: Internet

There are 22 counts, in all, including habitual misuse of the judicial system, to the point of constituting moral turpitude. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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