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 Last week there was another article about three former major league pitchers who cannot find jobs in a depleted pitching market because of their off-field activities, indiscretions, moral turpitude, etc. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 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. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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 Mueller’s chronicle of prevarication, moral turpitude, and incompetence is dispiriting, but his presentation of rigorous legal reasoning and strict adherence to statutes, case law, and procedural rules is inspiring. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2019 See All Example Sentences for turpitude
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Noun
  • That prospect creates tremendous angst among activists who worry about the degradation of storage canisters over time.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The research shows that the batteries generate heat under high-load conditions to counteract performance degradation, a finding intended to create more resilient energy storage systems.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Temirov was unlawfully deported to Moscow in 2022 in retaliation for his investigative reporting on high-level corruption in the Kyrgyz government, according to Sorensen.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Turpitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turpitude. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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