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What (who) is immoral - definition

PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT
Immoral; Sexual immorality; Morally bankrupt

immoral         
a.
1.
[Said of actions.] Wrong, wicked, vicious, sinful, corrupt, loose.
2.
[Said of persons.] Bad, wicked, unprincipled, depraved, loose in behavior, profligate, dissolute, vicious.
3.
[Said of habitual conduct.] Loose, depraved, unprincipled, dissolute.
immoral         
¦ adjective not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
Derivatives
immorality noun (plural immoralities).
immorally adverb
Usage
On the distinction between immoral and amoral, see usage at amoral.
Immoral         
·adj Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed.

Wikipedia

Immorality

Immorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. It refers to an agent doing or thinking something they know or believe to be wrong. Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to groups or corporate bodies, and works of art.

Examples of use of immoral
1. "I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," Pace said.
2. "What that community may regard as immoral conduct is not necessarily what the outside world would consider immoral conduct.
3. Peter Pace‘s comment that homosexuality was immoral.
4. As for Jeffs‘ immoral‘‘ conduct, I wouldn‘t read too much into it,‘‘ Driggs said. What that community may regard as immoral conduct is not necessarily what the outside world would consider immoral conduct.
5. "I believe that military members who sleep with other military members‘ wives are immoral in their conduct." Pace also told the paper, "I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral, and that we should not condone immoral acts.