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moral turpitude

mor·al tur·pi·tude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-uh l, mor- tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈmɔr əl, ˈmɒr- ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-uh l, mor- tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈmɔr əl, ˈmɒr- ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of moral turpitude words

  • noun moral turpitude conduct that is regarded as immoral. 1
  • noun moral turpitude an instance of such conduct. 1
  • noun moral turpitude US law: immoral conduct 1
  • noun moral turpitude sin, immorality 1
See all 4 definitions of moral turpitude

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Origin of moral turpitude

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Moral turpitude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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moral turpitude popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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