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Unclean hands — Clean hands redirects here. For other uses, see Clean hands (disambiguation). Contract law … Wikipedia
unclean — uncleanness, n. /un kleen /, adj., uncleaner, uncleanest. 1. not clean; dirty. 2. morally impure; evil; vile: unclean thoughts. 3. Chiefly Biblical. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to the laws, esp. the dietary… … Universalium
unclean — un•clean [[t]ʌnˈklin[/t]] adj., er, est. 1) not clean; dirty 2) morally impure; vile 3) bib having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to Biblical laws • Etymology: bef. 900 un•clean′ness, n … From formal English to slang
defile — I. transitive verb (defiled; defiling) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to defile, from Old English fȳlan) of defoilen to trample, defile, from Anglo French defoiller, defuler, to trample, from de + fuller, foller to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… … Universalium
disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… … Law dictionary
pollute — v. a. 1. Defile, soil, taint, make foul, make unclean. 2. Corrupt, infect, contaminate, vitiate, deprave, debase, poison, impair, taint, pervert, tarnish, stain. 3. Desecrate, profane. 4. Violate, debauch, dishonor, ravish, abuse, defile,… … New dictionary of synonyms
soil — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to stain or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sully — I verb asperse, attaint, bedim, begrime, belittle, bemire, besmear, blacken, blemish, blot, blur, brand, contaminate, corrupt, daub, debase, decry, deface, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, dirty, discredit,… … Law dictionary
chaste — adj Chaste, pure, modest, decent are comparable when they mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. Chaste fundamentally implies an opposition to immoral in the sense of that word in which it connotes lustfulness and licentiousness.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
