One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
And yet it is not only tolerated, but perverts are making to it in England and this country, — perverts among the intelligent and the learned. For these things, which I have quoted, are not accusations made in a corner, but have been published in the face of the world by one of the profoundest theologians of the day, and challenge confutation.
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
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To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?