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Is assault a crime of moral turpitude?

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Usually not, but it depends on the circumstances. Moral turpitude is a crime that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty, or good morals. Most common example of crimes involving moral turpitude are rape, forgery, robbery, and solicitation by prostitutes. If you assault someone in a way that others would consider not fair, you most likely are going against community standards of justice and could be charged with both assault and a moral turpitude crime.

It could be, I suppose, but that's a civil definition, and assault is actually a criminal offense.

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