Turpis
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bad; base; immoral.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civil law. Base; mean; vile; disgraceful; infamous; unlawful. Applied both to things and persens. Calvin.
— 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 ; e. g., future illicit intercourse.
— Turpis contractus. An immoral or iniquitous contract
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Base; immoral sideration. Turpis