immoral purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofimmoralandpurpose

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immoral
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmɒr.əl/us
/ɪˈmɔːr.əl/
morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofimmoralandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is the mere fact of loitering for an "immoralpurpose", however we define it, to be sufficient to attract the weight of the criminal law?
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The point made by him was that there might be a covenant so framed as to cover animmoralpurpose.
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The soliciting will have to be for animmoralpurpose.
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I said that we might be prepared to consider excluding the sort of covenant which requires that premises must not be used for some illegal orimmoralpurpose.
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He mentioned a covenant not to use a house for immoral purposes.
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It does not say "solicit for immoral purposes".
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Furthermore, how on earth does one prove the immoral purposes?
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Few countries can be free of guilt in respect of exporting arms that can be used for immoral purposes.
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They could not prove that the occupier knew that the house was being used for immoral purposes.
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So far as the police are aware, the premises are not now being used for immoral purposes.
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Is it illusory because they can still be turned out if they use the premises for immoral purposes?
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