turpitude

  • 11TURPITUDE — s. f. Ignominie qui résulte de quelque action honteuse. Il y a une grande turpitude dans l action dont vous parlez. Cela fait voir sa turpitude.   Découvrir, révéler la turpitude de quelqu un, d une famille, Découvrir quelque chose qui doit faire …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 12turpitude — /tarpat(y)uwd/ In its ordinary sense, inherent baseness or vileness of principle or action; shameful wickedness; depravity. In its legal sense, everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals. An action showing gross… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13TURPITUDE — n. f. Ignominie qui résulte de quelque action honteuse. Cela fait voir la turpitude de cet individu. Il passe pour homme de bien, mais le temps découvrira la turpitude de sa vie. Cacher la turpitude de quelqu’un. Il se dit aussi des Actions… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 14turpitude — n. moral turpitude * * * [ tɜːpɪtjuːd] moral turpitude …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15turpitude — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin turpitudo, from turpis vile, base Date: 15th century inherent baseness ; depravity < moral turpitude >; also a base act …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16turpitude — noun a) Inherent baseness or depravity; corruptness and evilness. The delinquent juvenile was guilty of moral turpitude. b) An act evident of such a depravity. See Also: turpid …

    Wiktionary

  • 17turpitude — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abjection, baseness, chicanery, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18turpitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. depravity, baseness, wickedness. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. baseness, vileness, depravity; see evil 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [TUR pi TOOD] depravity,&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19turpitude — 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

  • 20turpitude —  does not signify rectitude or integrity, as is sometimes thought, but rather baseness or depravity. He is a man of great moral turpitude is not a compliment …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

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