ETHICAL


Meaning of ETHICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eθɪk(ə)l ]

1.

Ethical means relating to beliefs about right and wrong.

...the medical, nursing and ethical issues surrounding terminally-ill people.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• ethi‧cal‧ly

Attorneys are ethically and legally bound to absolute confidentiality.

ADV : ADV adj / -ed , ADV after v

2.

If you describe something as ethical , you mean that it is morally right or morally acceptable.

...ethical investment schemes...

ADJ

• ethi‧cal‧ly

Mayors want local companies to behave ethically.

ADV : ADV after v

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