"morally bankrupt" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more morally bankrupt [comparative], most morally bankrupt [superlative]
Etymology: The term bankrupt is used in the sense of completely lacking something. Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} morally bankrupt (comparative more morally bankrupt, superlative most morally bankrupt)
  1. (idiomatic) Having no morals, unethical. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: moral bankruptcy Translations (Translations): moreel bankroet (Dutch)
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