ETHIC


Meaning of ETHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eθɪk ]

( ethics)

1.

Ethics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong.

Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.

N-PLURAL

2.

Someone’s ethics are the moral principles about right and wrong behaviour which they believe in.

He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.

N-PLURAL : with supp

3.

Ethics is the study of questions about what is morally right and wrong.

...the teaching of ethics and moral philosophy.

N-UNCOUNT

4.

An ethic of a particular kind is an idea or moral belief that influences the behaviour, attitudes, and philosophy of a group of people.

...the ethic of public service.

...an indomitable work ethic and determination to succeed.

N-SING : with supp

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