Moralization - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Moral turpitude, 'Moral turpitude' is an expression which is used in legal as also societal parlance to describe conduct which is inherently base, vile, depraved or having any connection showing depravity, Pawan Kumar v. State of Haryana, AIR 1996 SC 3300: (1996) 4 SCC 17 (21). See also AIR 1959 All 71.One of the most serious offences involving 'moral turpitude' would be where a person employed in a banking company dealing with money of the general public, commits forgery and wrongfully withdraws money which he is not entitled to withdraw, Allahabad Bank v. Deepak Kumar Bhola, (1997) 4 SCC 1 (4).Moral turpitude, whether an offence involves moral delinquency is question of fact depending on the public morals of the time; common sense of community and context and purpose for which the character of offence is to be determined. In common parlance 'moral turpitude' means baseness of character. Concise Oxford Dictionary defines 'moral' - 'Concerned with goodness or badness of character or di...
moral turpitude
moral turpitude 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] compare malum in se NOTE: 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. ...
Moralize
To apply to a moral purpose to explain in a moral sense to draw a moral from...
Moral turpitude or delinquency
Moral turpitude or delinquency, Wherever conduct proved against an advocate is contrary to honesty, or opposed to good morals, or is unethical, it may be safely held that it involves moral turpitude. In the matter of 'P' an advocate, AIR 1963 SC 1313: (1964) 1 SCR 697....
moral hazard
moral hazard : the possibility of loss to an insurance company (as by arson) arising from the character or circumstances of the insured [deductibles decrease moral hazard] ...
Moralization
The act of moralizing moral reflections or discourse...
Morally
In a moral or ethical sense according to the rules of morality...
Moral consideration
Moral consideration. A mere moral consideration will not support a promise by parol. See CONSIDERATION....
moral certainty
moral certainty : a state of subjective certainty leaving no real doubt about a matter (as a defendant's guilt) : certainty beyond a reasonable doubt ...
Moraler
A moralizer...
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