- turpitude tur·pi·tude n
- ['tɜːpɪˌtjuːd]
frm turpitudine f
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turpitude tur·pi·tude n
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tur|pi|tude — «TUR puh tood, tyood», noun. shameful character; wickedness; baseness: »He could laugh over the story of some ingenious fraud…and seem insensible to its turpitude (Edward G. Bulwer Lytton). SYNONYM(S): depravity, villainy. ╂[< Latin turpitūdō … Useful english dictionary
tur·pi·tude — /ˈtɚpəˌtuːd, Brit ˈtəːpəˌtjuːd/ noun [noncount] formal : a very evil quality or way of behaving moral turpitude … Useful english dictionary
turpitude — tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n: inherent baseness or depravity; also: a base act Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. turpitude … Law dictionary
Turpitude — Tur pi*tude, n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul, base.] Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turpitude — tur|pi|tude [ˈtə:pıtju:d US ˈtə:rpıtu:d] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: turpitudo, from turpis very bad or evil ] formal very immoral behaviour ▪ laziness and moral turpitude … Dictionary of contemporary English
turpitude — tur•pi•tude [[t]ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) vile or base character; depravity 2) a vile or depraved act • Etymology: 1480–90; < L turpitūdō=turpi(s) base, vile + tūdō tude … From formal English to slang
turpitude — tur|pi|tude [ tɜrpı,tud ] noun uncount FORMAL behavior that is dishonest or immoral … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turpitude — tur·pi·tude … English syllables
moral turpitude — moral tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community 2: a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission … Law dictionary
