as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements
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Recent Examples of turpitude
People who lose control of their substance use have long been deemed constitutionally weak-willed, doomed to a life of moral turpitude.
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Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Despite its frequent comic interludes and touches, and especially by means of its magnificent recurring irony, The Betrothed paints a terrible picture of human nature and turpitude.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Tucker’s alleged transgressions against Tracy could fall into the third category of moral turpitude if he is found in violation of Title IX statutes in the October hearing.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
Stunningly, a third or so of Republican Party voters seem willing not only to countenance Trump’s criminality and moral turpitude, but actually celebrate it.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Despite its frequent comic interludes and touches, and especially by means of its magnificent recurring irony, The Betrothed paints a terrible picture of human nature and turpitude.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Tucker’s alleged transgressions against Tracy could fall into the third category of moral turpitude if he is found in violation of Title IX statutes in the October hearing.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
Stunningly, a third or so of Republican Party voters seem willing not only to countenance Trump’s criminality and moral turpitude, but actually celebrate it.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Turpitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turpitude. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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