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Turpitude is defined as wickedness or sinfulness.

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An example of turpitude is behavior considered immoral and sinful by society.

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noun

baseness; vileness; depravity
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Origin: MFr < L turpitudo < turpis, base, vile < IE *tṛpis, from which one must turn < base *trep-, to turn away > Sans trapa, shame, embarrassment

See turpitude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Depravity; baseness.
A base act.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin turpitūdō

Origin: , from turpis, shameful

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