HONOR SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others

Example:

the students are on the honor system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("honor system" is a kind of...):

system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)

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