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
According to a 2021 Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office manual, material relating to dishonesty, assaults, racial bias and acts of moral turpitude can all be relevant Brady material.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Daniel Stephen March did not dispute 27 ethics charges of moral turpitude, misappropriation, failure to maintain client funds in a trust account and others filed against him in May in State Bar Court, which independently handles attorney discipline cases.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
People who lose control of their substance use have long been deemed constitutionally weak-willed, doomed to a life of moral turpitude.
—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
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Daniel Stephen March did not dispute 27 ethics charges of moral turpitude, misappropriation, failure to maintain client funds in a trust account and others filed against him in May in State Bar Court, which independently handles attorney discipline cases.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
People who lose control of their substance use have long been deemed constitutionally weak-willed, doomed to a life of moral turpitude.
—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
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“Turpitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turpitude. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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