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ETHICAL CODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Synonyms:
ethic; ethical code
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ethical code" is a kind of...):
system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)
Meronyms (parts of "ethical code"):
precept; principle (rule of personal conduct)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethical code"):
double standard (an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another)