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improbity

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im⋅pro⋅bi⋅ty

[im-proh-bi-tee]
–noun
1. lack of honesty or moral scruples.
2. perseverance.
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im·pro·bi·ty   (ĭm-prō'bĭ-tē)   
n.  Lack of probity; dishonesty.

[Middle English improbite, shameless persistence, from Old French, dishonesty, from Latin improbitās, from improbus, dishonest : in-, not; see in-1 + probus, honest, good; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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