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tur·pi·tude
(tûr′pĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
1. Depravity; baseness.
2. A base act.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin turpitūdō, from turpis, shameful.]
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turpitude
(ˈtɜːpɪˌtjuːd)n
base character or action; depravity
[C15: from Latin turpitūdō ugliness, from turpis base]
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tur•pi•tude
(ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
1. vile or base character; depravity.
2. a vile or depraved act.
[1480–90; < Latin turpitūdō=turpi(s) base, vile + -tūdō -tude]
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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" |
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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
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turpitude
nounDegrading, immoral acts or habits:
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turpitude
[ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd] N (= liter) → infamia f, vileza fto be dismissed for gross moral turpitude → ser despedido por inmoralidad manifiesta, ser expulsado por conducta infame
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turpitude
n → Verderbtheit f
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