Everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals is said to be done with turpitude.
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TURPITUDE MORAL
This phrase is used to describe the violation of decent, moral and honest behaviour and an act of depravity or vileness.
TURPITUDO
Lat. Baseness; infamy; immorality; turpitude. Tuta est custodia quae sibimet cre- ditur. Ilob. 340. That guardianship is secure which is intrusted to itself alone.
TUTELA
Lat. In the civil law . Tutelage: that species of guardianship which continued to the age of puberty; the guardian being called “tutor,” and the ward, “pu- pillus.” 1 Dom. […]
TUTELAGE
Guardianship ; state of being under a guardian.
TUTELiE ACTIO
Lat. In the civil law . An action of tutelage; an action which lay for a ward or pupil, on the termination of tutelage, against the tutor or guardian, to […]
TUTEUR
In French law . A kind of guardian.
TUTOR
In the civil law . This term corresponds nearly to “guardian.” (f. c., a person appointed to have the care of the person of a minor and the administration of […]
TUTORIAL
Program of instruction that is self-paced and provides information in a learning unit.
TUTORSHIP
The office and power of a tutor.
TUTRIX
A female tutor.
TVIAL SEPARATE
a suit where one of the defendants asks for a separate trial from the others.
TWA NIGHT GEST
In Saxon law. A guest on the second night By the laws of TWELFHINDL 1180 TZAR, TZARINA Edward the Confessor It wqs provided that a man who lodged at an […]
TWEENS
Term in marketing referring to the re-teens between the ages of 8 and 12.
TWEET
Term given to the short, 140 character messages placed on Twitter.
TWELFHINDI
The highest rank of men in the Saxon government, who were valued at 1200s. If any injury were done to such persons, satisfaction was to be made according to their […]
TWELVE TABLES
The earliest statute or code of Roman law, framed by a com- mission of ten men, B. C. 450, upon the return of a commission of three who had been […]
TWELVE-DAY WRIT
A writ issued under the St. 18 & 19 Vict. c. G7, for summary procedure on bills of exchange and promissory notes, abolished by rule of court in 18S0. Wharton.
TWELVE-MONTH,
in the singular num-TYTHE. Tithe, or tenth part ber, includes all the year; but tivclio months are to be computed according to twenty-TYTHING. A company of ten; a dis- eight […]
TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNIT (TEU)
Standard unit to describe carrying capacity of a cargo ship or the terminal’s handling capacity.
TWICE IN JEOPARDY
See JEOP- TZAR, TZARINA. The emperor and ARDY; ONCE IN JEOPARDY . empress of Russia. See CZAB. U. B. 1181 UBI NON EST MANIFESTA u U. B. An abbreviation for […]
TWININ BARRIER OPTION
An option created with a barrier is breached. Two additional barriers are added to make the option more expensive. Refer to Twin out barrier option and barrier option.
TWINOUT BARRIER OPTION
A option that is ended when a barrier is breached. The addition of two options makes this option cheaper. Refer to barrier option and twin in barrier option.
TWIP
Unit of distance in computer graphics equal to 1/72 of a point,1/1440 inch, 17.64 micrometres or 0.70 Q.
TWIST
Moving a yield curve up or down to adjust the value of a portfolio or a fixed income transaction . This is done using basis points to move the long […]