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turpitude

[tur-pi-tood, -tyood] / ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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Mike Feuer, committed “multiple acts of moral turpitude and concealment” related to his involvement in the city attorney’s office’s handling of the legal fallout over a faulty Department of Water and Power billing system.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Moral relativism and the ratchet effect will ensure that there is always some precedent close enough to persuade people to shrug even when confronted with some evidence of genuine turpitude on their own side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

And he has grandstanded constantly about Santos’ turpitude on TV.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023

The State Bar said Eastman faces charges that he violated the business and professions code by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

“You accused me of moral turpitude, Mr. Marsden. I am here to say I am not guilty.”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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