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ˈɛθ ɪksethics

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Wiktionary2.0 / 2 votes

  1. ethicsnoun

    Synonyms:
    moral philosophy

  2. ethicsnoun

    The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

    Synonyms:
    moral philosophy

  3. ethicsnoun

    Morality.

    Synonyms:
    moral philosophy

  4. ethicsnoun

    The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.

    Synonyms:
    moral philosophy

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ethical motive, ethics, morals, moralitynoun

    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

    Synonyms:
    ethical motive, moral philosophy, morals, morality

  2. ethics, moral philosophynoun

    the philosophical study of moral values and rules

    Synonyms:
    ethical motive, moral philosophy, morality, morals

Editors Contribution5.0 / 2 votes

  1. biocentrism

    a theory that regards humankind as dominant especially over animals

    rodeo for example is a sport inherently stressful for animals

    Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  
  2. social values

    intense manner

    we should learn simple ethics to look genious.

    Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ethicsnoun

    Synonyms:
    morality, morals, moral philosophy, science of human duty

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How to use ethics in a sentence?

  1. Alison Berry Wilkinson:

    To take pride in that( shootings) is absolutely condemnable in my view, it's highly unethical and it doesn't fit the code of ethics for policing. And certainly, it was something John Whitney felt John Whitney needed to be ended.

  2. Matt Willis:

    This is not only a violation of basic ethics, it's a violation of law.

  3. Speaker Setya Novanto:

    To preserve the dignity and honor of Indonesia's house of representatives, and to create public order, I hereby declare my resignation as chairman of the House of Representatives for the period of 2014-2019, this letter is the basis for us to immediately close the hearing because this is in line with the formulation of the verdict that would have been taken by the ethics committee.

  4. Nanos Research:

    What should be worrisome for the Trudeau Liberals is that the two Cabinet resignations have been on issues of principle and ethics, the second resignation begs the question – what did happen and could there be more resignations.

  5. Art Caplan:

    This is the most powerful division I can think of among mainstream public health people, by the way, it reinforces something else : It's a division based on Research Ethics. It's not about science.


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