- turpis
- Bad; base; immoral; wicked; dishonorable.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
turpis
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Turpis persona — (lat.), eine anrüchige Person … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
turpis causa — tur·pis cau·sa / tər pis kȯ zə, tu̇r pēs kau̇ sä/ n [Latin, immoral reason]: a cause or consideration that is base or immoral and therefore not sufficient to support a contractual obligation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
turpis — tur·pis … English syllables
turpis — /tarpas/ In the civil law, base; mean; vile; disgraceful; infamous; unlawful. Applied both to things and persons … Black's law dictionary
turpis causa — illegitimate motive, motive that is not allowed as the cause for an action … English contemporary dictionary
turpis causa — /tarpas koza/ A base cause; a vile or immoral consideration; a consideration which, on account of its immorality, is not allowed by law to be sufficient either to support a contract or found an action; e.g., future illicit intercourse … Black's law dictionary
turpis contractus — /tarpas kantreektas/ An immoral or iniquitous contract … Black's law dictionary
turpis est pars quae non convenit cum suo toto — /tarpas est parz kwiy non kanviynat kam s(y)uwow towtow/ The part which does not agree with its whole is of mean account [entitled to small or no consideration] … Black's law dictionary
turpis contractus — A dishonorable contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
Turpis est pars quae non convenit cum suo toto — That part is bad which does not correspond with its own whole … Ballentine's law dictionary
