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moral, moral, morale, morel
moral (MAWR uhl, MAHR uhl) (adjective)
1. Concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior: Each story in the book teaches an important moral lesson.
2. Pertaining to what a person thinks is right and good: Marjorie felt that she had a moral obligation to help the poor people in her community.

James is a man with strong moral convictions who believes strongly that some things are proper and others are not appropriate!

moral (MAWR uhl, MAHR uhl) (noun)
A lesson that is learned from a story or an experience: The moral of the story is to be satisfied with what you have and not to keep looking for more and more material things.
morale (muh RAHL, moh RAHL) (noun)
The feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a person or group has about a task or job: Despite the fact that the team is not playing all that well, their morale is still high.

The company has been improving with its profits which has resulted in greater morale for its employees.

morel (muh REL, moh REL) (noun)
Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Marcella having a brownish sponge-like cap: In France, people go morel hunting by the thousands every year because of the taste of the morels and for the joy of the hunt.

The company management felt that it was their moral duty to plan events to improve the morale among the office staff. One activity was to plan a morel hunt, contracting with the local morel hunters to explain the hunt, the secrecy among the hunters, etc.

In a produce market, the manager instructed one of his employees: "Just tell customers that we have unpackaged mushrooms and stop saying, We have loose morels!"

—Based on the cartoon presentation,
"Frank and Ernest" by Bob Thaves; August 30, 2009.

"In a Tiny Montana Town, the Hunt for Mushrooms Can Be a Morel Imperative"

—An article headline by Lauren Etter and Janet Adamy as seen in
The Wall Street Journal, Europe; page 1; 2004(?)
(Latin: uneasiness, anxiety, doubt, especially, over a moral issue; literally, "small, sharp stone or pebble")
Word Entries containing the term: “moral
moral inturpitude (s) (noun), moral inturpitudes (pl)
There is no legitimate reason for using "inturpitude"; especially, since there is no dictionary (on and off the internet) which could be found which includes this term in its listing.

Obviously "moral inturpitude" is used by some people, but moral turpitude is the correct word to use when anyone wants to refer to "a vile, shameful, base person," or "a depraved act".

The following quotes were found in various places on the internet indicating that these people consider "moral inturpitude" as an acceptable usage

"Only a person of limited intelligence could misinterpret his words, or a person of moral inturpitude twist his words in such a disgusting manner to suit such low purpose."

"Establish license requirements for owners, operators, and employees to insure moral inturpitude in order to protect against sexually related crimes."

"I can see how moral inturpitude if in a trial that tells the truth or a history of violent crimes etc., could be a reason to restrict or monitor access, however I feel that closing the borders isn't the way to go."

"Then in the episode that aired on 2/29/06, they made a quip about a father being able to marry his own son in Massachusetts – alluding to the perceived moral inturpitude of the state allowing same-sex marriages.

". . . if you couldn't trust him the universe would implode as he is a mathematical constant, a pillar of moral inturpitude and friendship."

This entry is located in the following units: mor-, mora- (page 1) -tude (page 3)
moral narcissism
Narcissism manifested as a yearning to be pure and above normal human needs (which the narcissist finds shameful), and to be free of attachment to others.
This entry is located in the following unit: narciss-, narcis- + (page 1)
moral turpitude (s) (noun), moral turpitudes (pl)
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 of a criminal offense; a crime involving moral turpitude.
3. Crimes involving moral turpitude have an inherent quality of baseness, vileness, or depravity with respect to a person's duty to another or to society in general. Examples include rape, forgery, robbery, and solicitation by prostitutes.

These laws are usually applicable only to United States law

Many jurisdictions impose penalties, such as deportation of aliens and disbarment of attorneys, following convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude.

Whether a criminal offense involves moral turpitude is an important determination in deportation, disbarment, and other disciplinary hearings.

Past crimes involving moral turpitude usually may also be introduced as evidence to impeach testimony. Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor law violations and disorderly conduct generally have not.

Legal definitions

A term of frequent occurrence in statutes, especially those providing that a witness' conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude may be shown as tending to impeach his credibility.

In general, it means neither more nor less than "turpitude"; that is, anything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals.

It is also commonly defined as an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes to his fellow man or to society in general; contrary to the accepted and customary rule of right and duty between man and man.

Although a vague term, it implies something immoral in itself, regardless of its being punishable by law. Thus excluding unintentional wrong, or an improper act done without unlawful or improper intent.

It is also said to be restricted to the gravest offenses, consisting of felonies, infamous crimes, and those that are malum in se ("wrong in itself" or "inherently and essentially evil") and disclose a depraved mind.

Blacks's Law Dictionary by Henry Campbell Black, M.A.;
West Publishing Co.; St. Paul, Minn.; 1990.
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