immorality 音标拼音: [
, ɪmɚ'ælɪti]
n . 不道德;无道义;恶行
不道德;无道义;恶行
immorality n 1 :
the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct ; "
the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction " [
ant :
{
morality }]
2 :
morally objectionable behavior [
synonym : {
evil }, {
immorality },
{
wickedness }, {
iniquity }]
Immorality \
Im `
mo *
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n .;
pl . {
Immoralities }. [
Cf .
F .
immoralit ['
e ].]
1 .
The state or quality of being immoral ;
vice .
[
1913 Webster ]
The root of all immorality . --
Sir W .
Temple .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
An immoral act or practice .
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1913 Webster ]
Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies and immoralities broke loose among them . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
immorality ":
amorality ,
backsliding ,
carnality ,
corruption ,
criminality ,
delinquency ,
depravity ,
evil ,
evil nature ,
impurity ,
moral delinquency ,
peccability ,
prodigality ,
recidivism ,
unangelicalness ,
unchastity ,
uncleanness ,
ungodliness ,
ungoodness ,
unmorality ,
unrighteousness ,
unsaintliness ,
unvirtuousness ,
vice ,
viciousness ,
wantonness ,
waywardness ,
wickedness ,
wrongdoing IMMORALITY .
that which is contra bonos mores .
In England ,
it is not punishable in some cases ,
at the common law ,
on ,
account of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions :
e .
g .
adultery .
But except in cases belonging to the ecclesiastical courts ,
the court of king '
s bench is the custom morum ,
and may punish delicto contra bonos mores .
3 Burr .
Rep .
1438 ;
1 Bl .
Rep .
94 ;
2 Strange ,
788 .
In Pennsylvania ,
and most ,
if not all the United States ,
all such cases come under one and the same jurisdiction .
2 .
Immoral contracts are generally void ;
an agreement in consideration of future illicit cohabitation between the parties ;
3 Burr .
1568 ;
S .
C .
1 Bl .
Rep .
517 ;
1 Esp .
R .
13 ;
1 B . &
P .
340 ,
341 ;
an agreement for the value of libelous and immoral pictures ,
4 Esp .
R .
97 ;
or for printing a libel ,
2 Stark .
R .
107 ;
or for an immoral wager ,
Chit .
Contr .
156 ,
cannot ,
therefore ,
be enforced .
For whatever arises from an immoral or illegal consideration ,
is void :
quid turpi ex causa promissum est non valet .
Inst .
3 ,
20 ,
24 .
3 .
It is a general rule ,
that whenever an agreement appears to be illegal ,
immoral ,
or against public policy ,
a court of justice leaves the parties where it finds them ;
when the agreement has been executed ,
the court will not rescind it ;
when executory ,
the count will not help the execution .
4 Ohio R .
419 ;
4 John .
R .
419 ;
11 John .
R .
388 ;
12 John .
R .
306 ;
19 John .
R .
341 ;
3 Cowen '
s R .
213 ;
2 Wils .
R .
341 .
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