bad character

bad character
I noun bad name, bad reputation, bad repute, baseness, discredit, discreditableness, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, dishonorableness, disreputability, disrepute, ignobility, ignominy, ill favor, ill repute, infamy, lowness, reproachability, undesirability, unrespectability associated concepts: character evidence, credibility, impeachment of credibility, imputation of character, reputation, slander II index bad repute, disgrace, dishonor (shame), disrepute, turpitude

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


bad character
n. A person's predisposition to commit evil acts.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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