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ethics
[eth-iks]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)a system of moral principles.
the ethics of a culture.
(used with a plural verb)the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: Christian ethics.
medical ethics;
Christian ethics.
(used with a plural verb)moral principles, as of an individual.
His ethics forbade betrayal of a confidence.
(used with a singular verb)that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
ethics
/ ˈɛθɪ /
noun
(functioning as singular) the philosophical study of the moral value of human conduct and of the rules and principles that ought to govern it; moral philosophy See also meta-ethics
(functioning as plural) a social, religious, or civil code of behaviour considered correct, esp that of a particular group, profession, or individual
(functioning as plural) the moral fitness of a decision, course of action, etc
he doubted the ethics of their verdict
ethics
The branch of philosophy that deals with morality. Ethics is concerned with distinguishing between good and evil in the world, between right and wrong human actions, and between virtuous and nonvirtuous characteristics of people.
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Since then, a proposed nonprofit, Santa Monica Roots, has gotten “stuck in the machinations of bureaucracy,” she said, with concerns from officials about the ethics of fundraising on city property.
Produced by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, the report examined ethics rules at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Then there’s the questionable ethics of elected officials taking massive advantage of a program they themselves enacted.
Over and over, Lee, who was then Englander’s chief of staff, denied accepting gifts in violation of city ethics laws.
The company was sentenced to five years’ probation and was ordered to implement an effective anti-money laundering compliance and ethics program with an outside compliance monitor.
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When To Use
Ethics are a system of moral principles or rules that say what is and is not acceptable.Generally speaking, ethics refer to the rules or code of conduct that people use to determine when an action is acceptable or not. Often, a person’s ethics are based on the rules of their society, such as laws or religious teachings. A society’s ethics might say that it is wrong to steal from someone else, for example.You may have your own ethics that are different from the society or community you live in. For example, you may move from a country where owning a gun is legal to one where it is not. In this case, your personal ethics (your belief that owning a gun is okay) may contradict the ethics of the country you now live in.In philosophy, the word ethics is used to mean the study of what makes a person decide what is right and wrong. Philosophers often use the word morality to mean the same thing.Outside of philosophy, though, we consider ethics and morals to be two different sets of values. Generally speaking, the difference between the two is that ethics are what a community considers to be right and wrong, and morals are what an individual considers to be good and bad or evil.
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