crime of moral turpitude
Look at other dictionaries:
crime involving moral turpitude — See moral turpitude … Ballentine's law dictionary
Moral turpitude — is a legal concept in the United States that refers to conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals. [1] It appears in U.S. immigration law from the nineteenth century.[2] In other common law… … Wikipedia
moral turpitude — moral tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community 2: a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission … Law dictionary
moral turpitude — Baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes to his fellowmen or to society in general. Huff v Anderson, 212 Ga 32, 90 SE2d 329, 52 ALR2d 1310; Re Henry, 15 Idaho 755, 99 P 1054; State v Malusky, 59 ND 501,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
moral turpitude — noun a) depravity b) Any base or vile conduct, contrary to accepted morals, that accompanies a crime … Wiktionary
crime — / krīm/ n [Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime] 1: conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law compare delict, tort 2: an offense against public law … Law dictionary
moral — Pertains to character, conduct, intention, social relations, etc. 1. Pertaining or relating to the conscience or moral sense or to the general principles of right conduct. 2. Cognizable or enforceable only by the conscience or by the principles… … Black's law dictionary
moral — Pertains to character, conduct, intention, social relations, etc. 1. Pertaining or relating to the conscience or moral sense or to the general principles of right conduct. 2. Cognizable or enforceable only by the conscience or by the principles… … Black's law dictionary
turpitude — /tarpat(y)uwd/ In its ordinary sense, inherent baseness or vileness of principle or action; shameful wickedness; depravity. In its legal sense, everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals. An action showing gross… … Black's law dictionary
Turpitude — Turpitude, meaning baseness or depravity, can refer specifically to: *Moral turpitude, a legal concept in the United States *Gnostical turpitude, the crime of the protagonist in Vladimir Nabokov s Invitation to a Beheading Turpitude Design is… … Wikipedia
