turpitude

English

Etymology

From Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

Noun

turpitude (countable and uncountable; plural turpitudes)

1. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

   The delinquent juvenile was guilty of moral turpitude.

2. An act evident of such a depravity.

Related terms

• turpid
• turpidly
• turpitudinous

Translations

Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness

• Russian: низость (ru) f (nizostʹ), развращённость (ru) f (razvraščónnostʹ)

An act evident of such a depravity

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• French: turpitude (fr) f

• Serbo-Croatian: niskost (sh) m