Crimes of Moral Turpitude
§ 8.2 A. General Definition
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The available legislative history reveals that the term “moral turpitude” first appeared in the federal immigration laws in 1891, but the term has never been legislatively defined.[7]
[7] See S.Rep. No. 1515, 81st Cong., 2d Sess. 350 (1950); C. Gordon, S. Mailman & S. Yale-Loehr, Immigration Law and Procedure § 71.05[1][a], 71-121 (Supp. 1993).
