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Turpitude

Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.

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Transgression 76% connected

The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of com…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Depravity 92% connected

The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Abomination noun · 78% connection

That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherent, baseness, vileness, principle, words.
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Baseness noun · 78% connection

The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.

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Benthamism noun · 78% connection

That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and dete…

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Campaign noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Cause noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Charity noun · 78% connection

Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions…

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Conscience noun · 78% connection

The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning agai…

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Contumelious adjective · 78% connection

Shameful; disgraceful.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherent, baseness, vileness, principle, words.
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Corruption noun · 78% connection

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity o…

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Crusade noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Degradation noun · 78% connection

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abaseme…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherent, baseness, vileness, principle, words.
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Despicableness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherent, baseness, vileness, principle, words.
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Dirtiness noun · 78% connection

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherent, baseness, vileness, principle, words.
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Disgraceful adjective · 78% connection

Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.

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