deontic
/diˈɑntɪk/
adjective
- Relating to moral obligation, duty, or ethical rules about what people should or should not do.
- The judge applied a deontic framework to decide whether the action was morally required.
- The philosopher's deontic theory focused on duties rather than consequences.
- In deontic ethics, telling the truth is required even if it leads to a bad outcome.
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