A description of conduct that is shamefully wicked, an extreme departure from ordinary standards of morality, justice, or ethics; a base, vile, or depraved frame of mind. Used as a test of a criminal act when judging a violation of law.
Cornell Law School
Moscow-Pullman Daily News Letters to the Editor
“A sign exhibited by a woman attending a protest meeting in the photo accompanying the April 21 article, “Protesters don’t want to stay home,” implies that our elected leaders are the equivalent of the murderous thugs of the Third Reich. Making that assertion is as offensive to me as it should be to any thinking person. One questions whether the woman has any knowledge of the horrors of the Holocaust to make this claim.” Continue reading
