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
The delinquent juvenile was guilty of moral turpitude.
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Other Word Forms of Turpitude

Noun

Singular:
turpitude
Plural:
turpitudes

Origin of Turpitude

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin turpitūdō from turpis shameful

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin turpitÅ«dō (“baseness, infamy"), from turpis (“foul, base").

    From Wiktionary

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