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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. turpitude noun bad character, bad name, baseness, character, corruption, decadence, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, disrepute, ill repute, immorality, infamy, obscenity, perfidy, shady reputation, vileness, wickedness, wrongdoing See also: bad faith, bad repute, corruption, defilement, delinquency, discredit, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, knavery, misconduct, misdoing, perversion, shame, vice, wrong TURPITUDE. Everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty or good morals, is said to be done with turpitude. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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