Turpitude Definition
tûrpĭ-to͝od, -tyo͝od
noun
Baseness; vileness; depravity.
Webster's New World
A base act.
American Heritage
An instance of this.
Webster's New World
Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
The delinquent juvenile was guilty of moral turpitude.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Turpitude
Noun
Singular:
turpitude
Plural:
turpitudesOrigin of Turpitude
Middle English from Old French from Latin turpitūdō from turpis shameful
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin turpitÅ«dō (“baseness, infamy"), from turpis (“foul, base").
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