tur·pi·tude (tûr p -t d , -tyd)n. 1. Depravity; baseness. 2. A base act. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin turpit  d , from turpis, shameful.] |
turpitude [ˈtɜːpɪˌtjuːd]
n
base character or action; depravity
[from Latin turpitūdō ugliness, from turpis base ]
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| Noun | 1. |  turpitude - a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society"evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
turpitude
noun (Formal) wickedness, evil, corruption, criminality, depravity, immorality, iniquity, badness, viciousness, villainy, degeneracy, sinfulness, foulness, baseness, vileness, nefariousness a beacon of morality in a sea of turpitude
Translations
turpitude [ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd] N (= liter) → infamia f, vileza f
to be dismissed for gross moral turpitude → ser despedido por inmoralidad manifiesta, ser expulsado por conducta infame
to be dismissed for gross moral turpitude → ser despedido por inmoralidad manifiesta, ser expulsado por conducta infame
turpitude
n → Verderbtheit f
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