Honesta mors turpi vita potior=--An honourable death is better than an ignominious life.
Magnum hoc ego duco / Quod placui tibi qui turpi secernis honestum=--I account it a great honour that I have pleased a man like you, who know so well to discriminate between the base and the honourable.
In either case a contract in violation of its principles is void under the wholesome maxim ex turpi causa non oritur actio.
If from the plaintiff's own statement or otherwise the cause of action appear to arise ex turpi causa, or the transgression of a positive law of this country, then the court says he has no right to be assisted.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turpi" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
