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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. Peter Hotez:

    That is really astonishing, i don't know what he was thinking to specifically target a constituent like that. I would have thought there's probably some House ethics rules that prevent you from doing that. It's kind of an abuse of power, in a way.

  2. Cassandra Sebastian:

    It is extremely disappointing that two disgruntled former staffers have weaponized the ethics process for political and personal purposes.

  3. Summer McGee:

    Research ethics review and ensuring informed consent for all participants joining a vaccine or therapeutic trial is the ethical bare minimum for any study, china must ensure the trials are sound and not exploiting anyone for the results to be valid and accepted around the world.

  4. Lars Boering:

    The debate taking place about the definitions of press photography, photojournalism and documentary photography is necessary, and it will have implications for the professional ethics of practitioners, we find ourselves right in the middle of this debate and we aim to use this as a learning experience.

  5. Maung Saung Kha:

    We had just said that we would disperse and end the demonstration and then the police started beating us. They broke police ethics and the rule of law. Nine people from our group have been arrested.


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