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turpitude

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A quick definition of turpitude:

Definition: Turpitude means doing something really bad that goes against what is right and good. It can be something like cheating, lying, or stealing. In the legal world, it refers to actions that are so bad that they make a person unfit to practice law. In the military, it can lead to a dishonorable discharge or a year in confinement. Basically, it's doing something really wrong that goes against what most people believe is right.

A more thorough explanation:

Turpitude (tər-pə-t(y)ood) refers to conduct that is contrary to justice, honesty, or morality. It is an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties which one person owes to another, or to society in general, contrary to the accepted and customary rule of right and duty between people.

Moral turpitude is a term used in legal ethics and military law. It refers to conduct that is so extreme a departure from ordinary standards of honest, good morals, justice, or ethics as to be shocking to the moral sense of the community. Examples of offenses involving moral turpitude include fraud, breach of trust, and other acts of shameful wickedness or moral depravity.

  • A lawyer who embezzles money from their client's trust account has committed an offense involving moral turpitude and may be disbarred.
  • A soldier who is convicted of a serious crime, such as rape or murder, may be dishonorably discharged from the military for conduct involving moral turpitude.

These examples illustrate how conduct that is contrary to justice, honesty, or morality can have serious consequences in both the legal and military contexts. Such conduct is considered to be a violation of the accepted and customary rule of right and duty between people, and is therefore deemed to be morally depraved and unacceptable.

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9:32
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
HELLO
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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