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turpis causa
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; such as, future illicit intercourse.
Blacks's Law Dictionary by Henry Campbell Black, M.A.;
West Publishing Co.; St. Paul, Minn.; 1990.
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