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de·prav·i·ty

(dĕ-prav'i-tē),

A depraved act or the condition of being depraved.

An inherent deficiency of moral sense and rectitude, equivalent to the statutory term, ‘depravity of heart’, defined as the highest grade of malice, or indifference to the lives of others, which may result in a person’s conviction of second-degree murder

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The respected teacher also told of his horror at the depravity of Kevin Brown's abuse, which was finally revealed by prosecuting counsel during Brown's sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court.

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Some of the images were graded at the second-highest level of depravity and featured children being raped.

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Nikolay, who is the youngest of all Bulgarian bishops, condemned the third Sofia gay parade as an expression of depravity and sin.

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"Depravity: A Narrative of 16 Serial Killers" tells the story of some of the most evil individuals in human history, looking at their atrocities and crimes against mankind.

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Judge Hilary Watson told Benjamin O'Meally his depravity knew no bounds as she ruled he must spend a minimum of nine years nine months behind bars.

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